Re: [DNSOP] [Ext] Root reasons (aka "why") - HTTP vs SRV vs ANAME vs CNAME

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@icann.org> Thu, 08 November 2018 03:00 UTC

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On Nov 8, 2018, at 9:38 AM, p vixie <paul@redbarn.org> wrote:
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> If additional data is optional, so most resolvers can just pass it through, the DNS techs will say yes but the HTTP techs will say no.

We have a bad track record of predicting what other groups will want from the DNS or use it for. Specifying what "HTTP techs" will say seems premature before a fully-fleshed proposal is taken to them.

--Paul Hoffan