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Re: [dnsext] RFC 2142 and "organization's top level domain"

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Tue, 14 September 2010 11:24 UTC

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From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
Subject: Re: [dnsext] RFC 2142 and "organization's top level domain"
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:16:38 +0100
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On 13 Sep 2010, at 23:49, Kevin Darcy <kcd@chrysler.com> wrote:
> "highest-level enclosing"

I quite like this suggestion. I agree with your comments about the subjectivity of "principal" and the usefulness of keeping the hierarchy in mind.

>  the jargon term "apex" might be shortest and crispest one to use,                                                                                                                                                      

The problem with that is it suggests that zone cuts match organizational boundaries, which is not always the case.

Tony.
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