DNS and SMTP Explained
I'm pretty certain that most of the millions of people online do not stop on a regular basis to think about what makes the Internet work. Most of them probably aren't curious about the intricate details of the Internet Protocol, even when they can't connect to the Internet. They leave these important details to you -- the techie -- to figure out for them. So where do you turn to demystify all of those TLAs? (That's three letter acronyms for those of you who don't live a stone's throw from Washington, DC.) Well, for DNS and SMTP, head over to Electric Embers. They've published DNS and SMTP for Internet Technology Integrators: Concepts, Tools and Tricks, which appears to be an easy-to-read introduction to the protocols. - K
