Re: [DNSOP] WGLC rfc8499bis one week extension for lame delegation definition

John Kristoff <jtk@dataplane.org> Tue, 02 May 2023 17:19 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] WGLC rfc8499bis one week extension for lame delegation definition
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On Mon, 01 May 2023 21:15:29 +0000
Joe Abley <jabley@hopcount.ca> wrote:

> Yes -- some people (not me) would evidently describe a server that
> they didn't receive a response from as lame.

Lots of people and organizations tend to talk about "types" or "ways"
in which a server or delegation is lame. Here are a few well known
organizations or popular pages talking about what lame means so you
know the sorts of inconsistency (that's a term I like :-) you're up
against:

  <https://kb.isc.org/docs/lame-servers-what-are-they-and-how-does-bind-deal-with-them>
  <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/03/16/the-prevalence-persistence-perils-of-lame-nameservers/>
  <https://cdocs.menandmice.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6360996>
  <https://dnsinstitute.com/research/lame-servers-201911/>
  <https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster/blob/master/docs/internal-documentation/functional-tests/Configuration-TP/configuration03.md>
  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System>

John