Re: [DNSOP] Glue is not optional, but sometimes it *is* sufficient...

Joe Abley <jabley@hopcount.ca> Fri, 22 May 2020 14:33 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] Glue is not optional, but sometimes it *is* sufficient...
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Hi John,

On 21 May 2020, at 17:41, John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:

> In article <CAHw9_i+UsV9NkuPM4KYBZhO7_J78MkUEyVR3fr=vOX-vsjJeUA@mail.gmail.com> you write:
>> What if you *only* have glue, and no authoritative answer / server?
>> Can I register example.com, put in www.example.com A 192.0.2.1 as
>> glue, and not bother with this whole annoying authoritative server
>> thing?
> 
> Based on my recent analysis of TLD zones, yes if the zone is managed by
> Afilias, or if you have friends at Nominet.  Otherwise not so much.

I think that some of the things you have been looking at concern orphan glue, John -- glue records that have been promoted to authoritative, signed RRSets in the TLD zone following the removal of a zone cut.

I think what Warren is talking about is the behaviour of the DNS as a whole (stub through authoritative) in the case where the zone cut is still there, so the A/AAAA records he is exercising are glue in the proper sense.


Joe