[DNSOP] Use of QTYPE=ANY in existing RFCs

Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr> Tue, 17 March 2015 13:06 UTC

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Subject: [DNSOP] Use of QTYPE=ANY in existing RFCs
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Since we are all happy discussing QTYPE=ANY metaqueries...

RFC 6763, section 13.3, uses QTYPE=ANY in a way which seems to me
erroneous, at least for what the RFC calls "Unicast DNS".

Should I file an errata? Any WG advice?