Re: [dnsext] draft-mohan-dns-query-xml-00.txt

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Tue, 04 October 2011 11:46 UTC

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Alex Bligh <alex@alex.org.uk> wrote:
> --On 4 October 2011 12:04:42 +0100 Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> wrote:
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> > You can't increase the DNS message size beyond 64KB.
>
> I was under the (mis) apprehension that was a UDP limitation, and that
> large AFXRs could exceed 64KB. Live and learn.

DNS over TCP has the same limit. If we want to maximise compatibility with
existing DNS code we shouldn't change it.

Tony.
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