Re: [DNSOP] Fundamental ANAME problems

Paul Ebersman <list-dnsop@dragon.net> Mon, 05 November 2018 16:21 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] Fundamental ANAME problems
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mansaxel> IMNSHO _any_ work on "fixing CNAMES at apex" that gets
mansaxel> traction is a spanner in the works for what we seem to agree
mansaxel> is a better solution. A interim fix will be deployed and stall
mansaxel> every attempt at DTRT.

While I agree with this approach in principle, the reality is we've had
a couple of decades and never come up with anything enough better to get
used.

There are times when an 80% solution is better with 0%, even if it might
slow down perfect.

jabley> So for what it's worth, this is what I think we should be doing:

jabley> 1. Make the existing, proprietary, non-interoperable dumpster
jabley>    fire better if we can (maybe we can't; the way to tell is
jabley>    whether the enterprise DNS people are interested);

Yes. And get buyoff from the browser and large auth folks so it actually
gets used.

jabley> 2. Find a client-side solution to this, and try really hard not
jabley>    to invent something new that is really just SRV with a hat
jabley>    and a false moustache.

Also yes. Folks saying that SRV won't work for them aren't stupid. They
have their own agendas that don't consider DNS to be the most important
thing to them; to them it's a handy tool. We should respect that
attitude and come up with a legit new solution both sides can live with.