[DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder
Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Sat, 25 April 2015 00:55 UTC
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Subject: [DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder
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Greetings again. After the active discussion on these terms, we propose the following, which tries to hew closely to both RFCs. Comments are certainly welcome. --Paul Hoffman Forwarding -- The process of one server sending a DNS query with the RD bit set to 1 to another server to resolve that query. Forwarding is a function of a DNS resolver; it is different than simply blindly relaying queries. [RFC5625] does not give a specific definition for forwarding, but describes in detail what features a system that forwards need to support. Systems that forward are sometimes called "DNS proxies", but that term has not yet been defined (even in [RFC5625]). Forwarder -- Section 1 of [RFC2308] describes a forwarder as "a nameserver used to resolve queries instead of directly using the authoritative nameserver chain". [RFC2308] further says "The forwarder typically either has better access to the internet, or maintains a bigger cache which may be shared amongst many resolvers." That definition appears to suggest that forwarders normally only query authoritative servers. In current use, however, forwarders often stand between stub resolvers and recursive servers. [RFC2308] is silent on whether a forwarder is iterative-only or can be a full resolver.
- [DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder Paul Hoffman
- Re: [DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder Tony Finch
- Re: [DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder Shumon Huque
- Re: [DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder Tony Finch
- Re: [DNSOP] Terminology: forwarding and forwarder Stephane Bortzmeyer