What is a name server

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From: "Desmond Coughlan" <pasdespam_desmond at noos.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.dns.bind
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Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: What is a name server


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> Le 22 Apr 2002 09:30:04 -0700,  Kola Oyedeji <kola at alexandermark.com> a
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> > Could anyone explain to me what a name server does?  Thanks
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> http://www.google.com/
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Very simple actually.

It basically attaches domainnames to IP addresses, so you do not have to
type http://198.121.3.45
but can type http://www.somedomain.com
The IP address and domain are fictitious, but you get the general idea.