DNS explanation

[miken]

Can someone out there explain DNS is easy to understand terms?

I know it translates IP to names, and

MX.name.com is email director

but what else is there?

 

[JackMDS]

Ask Mr. DNS

DNS Made Easy.

DNS Oversimplified ... or, even a rocket scientist can understand DNS

 

[Nothinman]

If you really want to know how DNS works I would recommend purchasing the O'Reilly book 'DNS and Bind', it's written by the guy who conjured up DNS originally IIRC.

And for the record MX.name.com is not a mail redirector, the MX record is different than MX.name.com.