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by topranks 1796 days ago
Meh. Without DNS, or something similar, there really is no internet.

Obviously you are technically correct.

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The internet gets along quite fine without DNS. Packets route from network to network. DNS is an application-layer protocol. People often confuse the web with the internet. We use phone numbers for phone calls. It's conceivable with IPv6 you could nail up your IP address and use a QR code to make the addresses accessible. In a hundred years will DNS still be necessary? I don't think so.