Re: [DNSOP] Fundamental ANAME problems

Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com> Mon, 05 November 2018 16:31 UTC

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> On 5 Nov 2018, at 15:38, Ray Bellis <ray@bellis.me.uk> wrote:
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> The cost to the DNS community of *trying* my proposed HTTP record is pretty negligible.  Worst case, as Brian put it, is we burn a code point, add a trivial amount of code to DNS servers, but the browsers don't adopt it.  It wouldn't be the first time, it won't be the last.

I think this is worth a punt. The risks/costs are low and the benefits are more than worth it.