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Re: [DNSOP] Comments on draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation-00.txt

Andrew Sullivan <ajs@anvilwalrusden.com> Thu, 30 October 2014 21:02 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] Comments on draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation-00.txt
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On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 01:35:28PM -0700, Paul Vixie wrote:
> the term "query minimization" appeals to me since each server, during
> iteration, sees the minimum substring of the qname needed.

Ed's point is not wrong, however -- in one fairly natural meaning, the
technique is actually "query maximization".  If one called it "query
disclosure minimization" or something like that it'd be closer to
describing what happens.

Best regards,

A

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