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"Keith" == Keith Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu> writes:
>> we are hoping that this exercise will do the same for dynamic dns
>> update with dhcp.
Keith> I guess my question is how valuable this is. As far as I can tell,
Keith> stable DNS names are of limited utility unless the underlying IP
Keith> address(es) are also stable. But the best way to find out is to
Keith> try it, and I'm glad to have the opportunity to do so.
Again, we've had this discussion again and again - definitions of stable
vary from anything less than a month is useless, to 20 minutes is enough.
They key thing for me, if we can convince broadband operators that they
want to do this is that ordinary users will have control over their reverse
maps. While PTR records might not be that sexy, KEY and KX records are!
] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [
] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[
] mcr(_at_)sandelman(_dot_)ottawa(_dot_)on(_dot_)ca
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