] Ultimately, many of the issues with domain names arise as ] the result of efforts to use the DNS as a directory. ] While, at the time this document was written, sufficient ] pressure or demand had not occurred to justify a change, ] it was already quite clear that, as a directory system, ] the DNS is a good deal less than ideal. This document ] suggests that there actually is a requirement for a ] directory system, and that the right solution to a ] searchable system requirement is a searchable system, not ] a series of DNS patches, kludges, or workarounds. |