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[RFC 1464?] RE: Alternative to TXT or new RR was: Comments ondraft-ietf-marid-core-01 xml use

2004-06-12 16:18:14

Some notes on RFC 1464:

As has been noted, RFC 1464 never progressed beyond being experimental, so
calling a TXT record that conforms to it "standards-based" is not correct.

Over the years since 1464 was published I've received occasional inquiries
about it; some people claim to have used it in their applications. However I
believe SPF was the first time wide scale deployment of a 1464-compliant TXT
record scheme was proposed.

The bottom line is that RFC 1464 was a syntax proposal design to simplify
information sharing. A registry was proposed to control name collisions, but
that never happened. It still seems to be a reasonable approach and perhaps
someone will put it back on the standards track someday if appropriate.

Rich
[author, RFC 1464]