Re: [dns-wg] TLD delegation trade-offs

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now if i understood Ed, both he and you are tangentially arguing for in-baliwick glue. why was this considered such bad practice last decade, but now seems to be not only prefered but the only choice for right-thinking people?

dig @f.gtld-servers.com figwort.arin.net a

(Meant as an example only. Look at the flags, no RA, no AA, but ANCOUNT > 0 and the rest of the message looks like a referral.)

This crutch will have to be removed for DNSSEC (or DNSSEC will have to bend around it). When the crutch is removed, antique name servers will start to fall over.

just for grins... how would DNSSEC "bend" around this supporting girder (or crutch if you prefer).

Edward Lewis +1-571-434-5468

--bill