Re: [sitefinder-tech-discuss] Pseudo code please

[Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>]

As far as I'm concerned, WILDCARDS do not belong in any ZONE file which contains
NS records that refer to servers not controlled by the administrator of the ZONE
file.

However, if one were to make an exception to that, such exception should be very
carefully constrained.  I don't know what the best exact boundary is.  I can
tell you for certain that .com, .net, .org, .edu. .gov are outside of it.  I
can't tell you for sure that there is a TLD where it is a good idea.
And, just in case anyone is this insane, I assure you that "." is definitely
_NOT_ an acceptable candidate.

Owen


--On Thursday, October 23, 2003 08:11:39 PM -0400 Andrew Newton <anewton@verisignlabs.com> wrote:

> Owen DeLong wrote:
> >        Hand count the number of NS records in .MUSEUM.
> >        Hand count the number of NS records in .US
> >        Hand count the number of NS records in .COM
> >        Hand count the number of NS records in .NET
>
> The point is well understood:  size matters.  However, how do you quantify that.  More than 1,000 domains?  More than 10,000?  100,000? Where's the cut-off?  And how do you arrive at the number?
>
> > > You'll get no argument here.  There do no appear to be guidelines for
> > > this.  However, VeriSign would be willing to participate in their
> > > creation.
> > Cool... I guess what is needed is a comment on the applicable RFC that
> > reads something like:
>
> Actually, I was speaking of best practices for deploying a wildcard in a TLD.  The issue of the "right" to do it is not technical.
>
> -andy

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