>>> An immensely valuable service - essentially a manual
>>> DNS system :-).
>
>> It does not provide mapping between IP addresses and
>> Host names. It just maps a parameter string (in your
>> case "RussellsWeddingPhotos") into the web link, stored
>> in the database, and redirects to the link. It does not map
>> the link into IP address, becouse that's none of a web
>> server business, =A0I'm sure.
>
> All that (hence "manual") but it has the same effect from
> a user's point of view - especially from a not overly computer
> literate users point of view.

If you use a computer term - use it correctly, or don't use it at all,
that's it.

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