Re: [DNSOP] New Draft Charter

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 06:52:44PM -0400, Dean Anderson wrote:
> What clause would DNS Root Anycast stability fall under?

anycast has so much more to do with routing than dns. dns just happens
to be an often used consumer of anycast. there are others. it seems
more appropriate to centralize problems with anycast routing in a
WG that deals with routing than one that deals with a consumer.

if i felt the use of anycast by root server operators is causing
instability, i would take that up with the individual root server
operator(s) that i was experiencing instability with. but i'm not.

this WG certainly doesn't have the authority to directly instruct
individual root server operators how to configure their networks.

IANA could intervene. however, i would imagine IANA would want to see
agreement amongst multiple respected experts in the areas of routing and
dns operations. they'd need proof that your claims of root server
instability as a result of the use of anycast.

given the previous results of threads started/hijacked by you for this
purpose in this WG, i'm not sure what sort of verbage in the charter
would grant you the soapbox on top of which you wish to preach.

if you want to prove anycast [in]stability i'd suggest submitting and
presenting a technical paper to a respected org (USENIX comes to mind,
there are others). even within the IETF, you don't even need a WG charter
to submit an internet draft. individual submissions are made all the
time. often, a WG picks them up after sufficient discussion and review.

reasonable minds cannot ignore solid evidence. surely every avenue (many
exist beyond this WG) hasn't been so jaded by past experiences as to
reject your valid technical arguments, if they exist.

-- bill

[ full disclosure: i work for a company that uses anycast for dns and
		   other services, without instability. if anything, it
		   is in my best interests to know about a wolf at the
		   door from using anycast. i've just never heard anything
		   more than loud barking.

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