Re: [DNSOP] DNS Terminology: Glue

[Paul Hoffman <[e-mail]>]

On Mar 13, 2015, at 9:33 AM, Evan Hunt <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Given the amount of discussion this topic has generated, and the number of
> ways I've seen the word used in the past (and, in fact, have used it myself
> when speaking imprecisely), a discursive paragraph about common misuses
> might be helpful.  Like:
> 
>        The term "glue" is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to 
>        other resource records in a parent zone that are related to a
>        delegation, such as address records included with a referral
>        which are not strictly necessary due to the server's domain
>        name falling below the zone cut, the authoritative delegation
>        (NS), or the delegation signer (DS).
> 
> This could help newcomers to the DNS to understand what they're reading
> when they encounter terms like "NS glue", but it still stakes out a clear
> definition of the word.

This seems like a good addition. We would like the terminology draft to be both definitions of terms and common mis-definitions. Do others have thoughts on Evan's proposed addition?

--Paul Hoffman