On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 04:08:13PM +0100, Phil Regnauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote a message of 15 lines which said:
> Apple's use of .local is multicast only AFAIK. As with all "local-only" domains (wether they are for names or for addresses), they unavoidably leak. Users see these names, they copy-and-paste them in emails, in Web browsers and to the root it goes. [I assume this is the rationale behind the IETF's lack of enthusiasm for local-only domains such as ".local" or site-local IP addresses.] _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop