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

[Mark Andrews <[e-mail]>]

In message <[e-mail]>, "Niall O'Reilly" writes:
> At Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:23:36 +1100,
> Mark Andrews wrote:
> > 
> > It is after 15 Jul 85.  "dk" is no longer a hostname.  There is
> > just a node in the DNS tree with a A record attached which has no
> > defined meaning.
> > 
> > Mark
> 
>   Thanks, Mark.
> 
>   RFC 1034 (November 1987, but I'm sure you know that) uses the
>   term "host name" quite freely, notably at 5.2.1.1, where the
>   use of an A record for "Host name to host address translation"
>   is described.

And RFC 1034 also says follow the naming rules for the things you are
putting in the DNS which people seem to want to ignore.
 
_foo.example is not a host name (or hostname) regardless of whether
it has a A record or not.  Similarly dk is not a hostname.  A "A"
record does not make a hostname though it is required for a hostname.

>   The semantic subtlety of placing or omitting a space between
>   "host" and "name" is too delicate for me.
> 
> 
>   Best regards,
>   Niall
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