Re: wildcard NAPTR ( was [sitefinder-tech-discuss] followup from 15oct secsac )

[Kee Hinckley <nazgul@somewhere.com>]

At 7:35 PM -0400 10/21/03, Andrew Newton wrote:
> bmanning@karoshi.com wrote:
> > 	in any case... how would folks feel about something like this:
> >
> > 	com.  in soa (bits'o'rr)
> > 	      in ns  lumpy.
> > 	      in ns  gravy.
> > 	*     in naptr (naptr-bits)
> >
> > 	whango z tango --- no pesky A rr... :)

Could we have this in English?

At 8:33 PM -0400 10/21/03, Andrew Newton wrote:
> Well, I'm not sure what the competitors are.  A change to the DNS 
> protocol would require adoption by both infrastructe and 
> applications. This is just change to the applications.

And I'm not sure if that's serious or a joke.  The A record is 
requiring a change to applications as well.  I haven't heard anyone 
using the word "just" in that regards though.
--
Kee Hinckley
http://www.messagefire.com/         Next Generation Spam Defense
http://commons.somewhere.com/buzz/  Writings on Technology and Society

I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.

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