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[Add] DNS and middleboxes (was Re: Comparative DoH Discovery DNS RR Types)

Adam Roach <adam@nostrum.com> Mon, 29 June 2020 21:38 UTC

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Subject: [Add] DNS and middleboxes (was Re: Comparative DoH Discovery DNS RR Types)
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On 6/29/2020 4:01 PM, Paul Vixie wrote:
> if on the other hand we're going to continue to evolve DNS in ways that
> include adding new RR types, and all the initiators who are stuck behind
> dumbass middleboxes who reject or butcher unknown RR types are going to fail
> hard and be excluded from the new applications and protocols in order to put
> more pressure on middlebox users/makers/distributors, we should say that.


Perhaps it would be worthwhile for the DNS community to consider putting 
together concrete guidance for middleboxes, similar to what 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/straw/about/ did for SIP. I suggest 
follow-ups on this topic are probably more on-charter for DNSOP than ADD.

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