Re: [DNSOP] attrleaf

[Paul Vixie <[e-mail]>]

John R Levine wrote:
>>> ...  It's not offering advice that
>>> underscore names are wonderful, it's recognizing the ones that are in
>>> use now.
>>
>> as you wrote above, it's also saying "how to add new names". i'd like
>> our advice in this regard to be considered excellent.
> 
> It's only providing the mechanics to add a name to the registry, same as
> is in every other RFC that defines a registry.  It's not policy advice
> on using them in protocols.  If you want to write Underscore Prefixes
> Considered Harmful, that's fine, but it's a different document.

we're dancing on the heads of pins here.

if someone wants a new _ name entered into a registry, and if they plan
to use it in a way that creates a sub-hierarchy, they should be advised
not to follow SRV's example, and in my opinion, the example that ought
to be set for them would be what SRV (and DS) ought to have done, as
described up-thread.

to describe a registry and its mechanics for _ names, without showing
some example of how they would be used or why a reserved name is
important for rendezvous purposes, would be a quarter-step.

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P Vixie