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Re: [DNSOP] Working Group Last Call for draft-ietf-dnsop-qdcount-is-one

Joe Abley <jabley@strandkip.nl> Tue, 19 March 2024 06:16 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] Working Group Last Call for draft-ietf-dnsop-qdcount-is-one
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Hi Chris,

Thanks for the review!

On 19 Mar 2024, at 03:28, Chris Box <chris.box.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:

> It is a little cart-before-horse in having the reasoning occur after the conclusion. But I can see the benefit in having a very clear statement up front in the document. Some people only read the beginning.

The document was changed to be like this because the working group found the survey of current standards to be a bit of a distraction from the advice. The purpose is after all to clarify the standards, not to enjoy a voyage through them. 

> I have one suggestion for improvement, which you can modify or ignore as you wish. Some people only read the title, particularly if they see it as part of a citation. And if that's all you see, it's not a clear message at all. "In the DNS, QDCOUNT is (usually) One" tells me nothing I don't already know. Yes it is usually one. However if you were to change the title to something like "In DNS queries, QDCOUNT must be <= 1" then I learn all I need to know from simply the title. To me, this is a win.

Personally I think we do need people to read a little bit beyond the title if they are going to extract useful meaning from the document. If we accept that to be a reasonable goal then perhaps having a title that seems slightly intriguing is better than a title that is 100% spoiler.


Joe

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