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Re: [DNSOP] Some distinctions and a request - Have some class?

Andrew Sullivan <ajs@anvilwalrusden.com> Sun, 05 July 2015 00:35 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] Some distinctions and a request - Have some class?
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On Fri, Jul 03, 2015 at 06:43:13AM -0700, manning wrote:
> Actually, there IS an escape method already defined.  We just don’t use it much these days.
> It’s called  “class”

Classes don't work in the general case, because CNAME (and following
it, DNAME) is class-independent.  This is arguably a bug in the
protocol, but it's a fact nevertheless.  As a result, different
classes aren't really different namespaces.

Best regards,

A

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