Re: [DNSOP] RFC 8482 (the ANY -> HINFO hack) and DNAME

Paul Vixie <paul@redbarn.org> Tue, 19 November 2019 00:53 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] RFC 8482 (the ANY -> HINFO hack) and DNAME
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Viktor Dukhovni wrote on 2019-11-18 12:56:> ...
> 
> At the end of the day, operating outside the RFC carries some risk,
> and one should not be cavalier in deploying creative deviations from
> the spec.  However, post-MX CNAME indirection is seen to useful by
> some to stick to the spec, and since MTAs tolerate this, it is used
> in the wild.

a lot of things happen in the wild. that's why we call it "the wild".

every protocol recommendation should be thought of as rebuilding the 
airplane during flight -- to be done with utmost caution. "just do 
whatever mostly works" is in no way cautious.

-- 
P Vixie