DNS is a basically a simple key/value store.
The PDS is also basically just a K/V store.
Both are public.
The few private bits (preferences etc) could get encrypted.
Hmm....
(okay, I stop before this gets out of control and I get flamed to death)
Not to in any way denigrate Jon Postel's work or contributions to the Internet but the HOSTS.TXT and similar files were maintained by Jake Feinler's group at SRI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_J._Feinler
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Jon Postel’s work for Internet will never be forgotten.
The PDS is also basically just a K/V store.
Both are public.
The few private bits (preferences etc) could get encrypted.
Hmm....
(okay, I stop before this gets out of control and I get flamed to death)
wow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_J._Feinler