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Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action: draft-ietf-dnsop-dns-capture-format-05.txt

Jim Hague <jim@sinodun.com> Wed, 28 February 2018 15:56 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] I-D Action: draft-ietf-dnsop-dns-capture-format-05.txt
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On 23/02/2018 12:56, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 12:31:29PM +0000,
>  Sara Dickinson <sara@sinodun.com> wrote 
>  a message of 51 lines which said:
> 
>> We have an update to draft which we hope captures all the comments
>> to-date.
> 
> I think so, too. At least, it captured mine :-)

Good. And thanks for the feedback. We've noted your answers to our
'QUESTIONS' and other comments.

>>  QUESTION: No EDNS(0) option currently includes a name, however if one
>>  were to include a name and permit name compression then both these
>>  mechanisms would fail.
> 
> Is it even possible? RFC 6891 does not mention it. But it says
> "OPTION-DATA. MUST be treated as a bit field." which seems to imply
> that storing the entire OPT RR, or the option data, as a blob, is
> perfectly OK.

I am also unclear as to whether storing a compressed name in an option
is permitted. As you say, the language seems to imply treating the data
as a blob is the only option, which suggests that it's not permitted.
We'd be interested in any contrary opinions.
-- 
Jim Hague - jim@sinodun.com          Never trust a computer you can't lift.

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