At 13:30 -0700 5/25/04, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
Wow, is that a hack. Wildcards don't do what we want, so we'll use
zone cuts as faux wildcards.
I thiought this was a hack when I heard it during the meeting. But
I think that is could actually work.
Remember that the DNS is a lookup system, not a database. It's not
built to support searching for data - such as looking in place A and
then trying place B. You can do this, but it's rubbing against the
best way to use the DNS.
You can't get a 'wildcard' in a response unless you are doing zone
transfers, dnssec or the like.
You're misusing the terminology. You don't get a wild card in a
response. Wild card records are in zone transfers, DNSSEC has no
bearing on the issue.
PS - I'm still catching up on the thread, but I have to say that
wouldn't all this go away with a new RR type? The new RR type could
then be used at an explicit name or in a wild card record. The whole
issue of prefixing names, looking around the tree, etc., dissipates.
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