Re: [DNSOP] new ANAME draft: draft-hunt-dnsop-aname-00.txt

"Peter van Dijk" <peter.van.dijk@powerdns.com> Thu, 13 April 2017 08:46 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] new ANAME draft: draft-hunt-dnsop-aname-00.txt
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On 11 Apr 2017, at 17:54, Tony Finch wrote:

>    When an ANAME record is present at a DNS node and a query is 
> received
>    by an authoritative server for type A or AAAA, the authoritative
>    server returns the ANAME RR in the answer section.
>
> Wouldn't it be safer to put the ANAME in the additional section?

My thinking was that given that DNAME got away with being in ANSWER, so 
could we.

> Do we care about SSHFP?

I understand the question but I’m uncomfortable extending ANAME beyond 
address types. I will put it on the list of things that need more 
thought.

Kind regards,
-- 
Peter van Dijk
PowerDNS.COM BV - https://www.powerdns.com/