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Karen <abvk@ureach.com> wrote in news:3D28B201.81F5A9A2@ureach.com:
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> I thinks attempts to get rid of these files are being made.  Dynamic
> instance registration is an example.
> 
> Oracle Names is a much better alternative to tnsnames, just like DNS
> is an alternative to /etc/hosts.
> 
> 
> 

Yes but Oracle Names is no longer being supported and has
been replaced by Oracle Internet Directory (OID); which
is Oracle's answer to LDAP.