* [#features Features]

** [#essential Essential]

** [#desirable Desirable]

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! Features

!! Essential

* Be able to resolve internal names easily and simply

** eg: ping gho -> ping 10.10.129.1

* to make the DNS process as painless as possible for clients of the network

** eg: use DHCP to specify DNS servers and DNS search domains for the network.

* To be able to delegate sub domains to relevant DNS administrators, who may configure their DNS as they like.

** eg: ap.gho -> 10.10.129.14

!! Desirable

* the DNS system should scale well.

* to make internal addresses easily distinguishable from ordinary (global) DNS names.

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Discuss the Melbourne Wireless DNS at the [RFC Networking RFC]