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Re: revised Proposed Charter

2005-07-29 02:51:03


On Jul 29, 2005, at 1:19 AM, domainkeys-feedbackbase02(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com 
wrote:
For a moment I though we were talking about the internet. You know, that public network where anyone can send any set of bits on any port to any participant,
without the encumbrance of seeking approval.

Isn't this sending of bits to any participant of the Internet without encumbrance the entire reason this effort exists? :)

Seriously, there appear to be two schools of thought on the meaning of resource record type: that it merely indicates how the rdata bits are organized, or that it indicates which application is to use the rdata. Which is correct depends on the DNS expert you are asking and on which day you ask. The truth is that neither view is incorrect. Repurposing TXT is not such a problem, repurposing NS probably is.

From what I can see, DKIM is doing everything right. TXT is being used but the DKK RR is also being defined and given preference.

-andy

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