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Re: [ietf-dkim] New issue: Upward query vs. wildcard publication

2007-04-20 07:38:39


Michael Thomas wrote:
Dave Crocker wrote:
2) if you don't get a ssp rr, check to see if it gave
   you a NS or SOA authority records.

Michael: Zones are not part of the user-visible DNS semantics. They are strictly an administrative construct. Using anything that relies on particular zone points breaks the semantics of the DNS.

Dave: I don't see any reference to "zone" in what you quoted, or in the
algorithm I layed out, or in any other message I posted about this,
so I have no idea what your objection is.


SOA and NS are zone constructs. They are not constructs applicable to user-visible domain name semantics. Rather they are part of the underlying distribution service.

The two are, effectively, entirely separate layers of service.

For example, see:

   <http://asg.web.cmu.edu/rfc/rfc1912.html>
   <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163971>

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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net
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