Re: [DNSOP] Comment on Ranking data

[Ray Bellis <[e-mail]>]

On 05/04/2024 15:04, Willem Toorop wrote:

> I also think the draft should be more explicit on what data is actually 
> meant in those ranks (i.e. referral responses with "B: Data from the 
> authority section of a non-authoritative answer, Additional information 
> from non-authoritative answers." etc.) and I also agree that we should 
> remove the ranks which are currently meaningless and would not occur in 
> practice (like the BB ranks in the list). I furthermore agree with your 
> recommendation for DNS software to discard all data which is not in the 
> list.

Probably related - I'd be quite interested in info and/or guidance about 
how exactly recursive resolvers process and/or trust the value of the AA 
bit sent by authoritative servers.

Is that bit "informational only", or does it in fact still play a role 
in recursive resolvers' logic?

Ray