[DNSOP] AD sponsoring draft-cheshire-sudn-ipv4only-dot-arpa

[Warren Kumari <[e-mail]>]

Hi there all,

Back in 2018, I've mentioned that I've agreed to AD sponsor
draft-cheshire-sudn-ipv4only-dot-arpa  (
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cheshire-sudn-ipv4only-dot-arpa/
), and asked for review / feedback.

When RFC7050 was written, the name 'ipv4only.arpa' was not requested
to be added to the SUDN registry - regardless of if you think that
RFC7050 is a good idea or not, having this properly recorded seems
like an obvious win.

I asked DNSOP (and the BEHAVE list) for review and input back in 2018.
The authors have (finally!) posted a new version with some comments
addressed, and I'm requesting IETF LC.
Please send comments as usual (but, again, this isn't a discussion on
the advisability of  RFC7050, just on this document :-))

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Abstract

   The specification for how a client discovers its local network's
   NAT64 prefix [RFC7050] defines the special name 'ipv4only.arpa' for
   this purpose, but in its Domain Name Reservation Considerations
   section that specification indicates that the name actually has no
   particularly special properties would require special handling, and
   does not request IANA to record the name in the Special-Use Domain
   Names registry.

   Consequently, despite the well articulated special purpose of the
   name, 'ipv4only.arpa' was not recorded in the Special-Use Domain
   Names registry as a name with special properties.

   As a result of this omission, in cases where software needs to give
   this name special treatment in order for it to work correctly, there
   was no clear mandate authorizing software authors to implement that
   special treatment.  Software implementers were left with the choice
   between not implementing the special behavior necessary for the name
   queries to work correctly, or implementing the special behavior and
   being accused of being noncompliant with some RFC.

   This document describes the special treatment required, formally
   declares the special properties of the name, and adds similar
   declarations for the corresponding reverse mapping names.
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Thank you!
W

-- 
I don't think the execution is relevant when it was obviously a bad
idea in the first place.
This is like putting rabid weasels in your pants, and later expressing
regret at having chosen those particular rabid weasels and that pair
of pants.
   ---maf