On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, D. J. Bernstein wrote:
Let me get this straight. After the BIND company
(1) issues an RFC that clearly allows NXDOMAIN in this situation,
(2) tells a new implementor that NXDOMAIN in this situation is fine,
(3) publishes BIND 9, which uses NXDOMAIN in this situation, and
(4) allows this use of NXDOMAIN to be deployed for four years,
(1) did not happen.
(2) was a mistake by one person, not by a company or the IETF.
(3) is a bug in bind 9.
(4) is a bug in bind 9.
you think it's perfectly reasonable for the BIND company to change its
mind and publish a new RFC saying---without a shred of justification---
that NXDOMAIN in this situation is prohibited?
Since the premises to not hold, the conclusion makes no sense.
--apb (Alan Barrett)