On Feb 1, 2012, at 12:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > The Root Server System Advisory Committee of ICANN has been working on a > revision to RFC 2870. > It is currently posted as: > > ------------ > A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts > directories. > > Title : Root Name Server Operational Requirements > Author(s) : Root Server System Advisory Committee > Filename : draft-rssac-dnsop-rfc2870bis-03.txt > Pages : 9 > Date : 2012-01-31 > …
> Your comments would be appreciated. Hi, The document is good and useful, here are a few nits and comments. Abstract: Remove the word "safe" - what does it mean? Reword and correct spelling in last two sentences to say "The DNS is considered a crucial part of the Internet infrastructure. The root zone and its authoritative name servers are a key part of that DNS infrastructure." 1. Background: Inconsistent use of 1 or 2 spaces after a full stop. Sentence 1: As before, remove the word "safe". Also s/domain/zone/ Sentence 3: mentions "... name service known by its letter, ...". Remove the words "known by its letter," and add a sentence before this one saying "Each of the 13 authoritative root name servers are identified by a letter A - M.". 1.5. Sentence 2: s/transit are be considered/transit are considered/ Penultimate paragraph: This repeats text that is already in the beginning of this section. 2. The Servers Themselves 2.2 modify to read "... the IETF standards relating to authoritative DNS, ..." 2.3 modify to read "... able to handle a load of DNS queries which ..." or even "... able to handle a packet load which ..." 2.6 last sentence: I don't really get this sentence - isn't it covered by just saying something like "Send the response to the source address of the query"? 3.2.1: Sentence 1: Network time protocol should not be acting as a server on root servers (as stated in 3.2.5). Routing daemons may be needed on the name server to allow 1.6 and 4.4. Sentence 2: remove 1 space from between the words "likely" and "there". I think the last sentence is too restrictive (As long as secure authentication and encryption are available). 3.3.5 is hard to parse. Also sections 3.3.7 and 3.3.8, Can these not refer to the root zone DPS and other similar documents? I note that there is no mention of the root DPS anywhere in this draft. 3.3.9 Should this start "Each root operator ..." 4.1 Last sentence is wrong or I don't understand it - "Root server nodes be numbered (v4 and v6) using addresses ..." and I am not sure of the correct wording. 4.2 I am not an anycast expert but should this read "Each of a root server's anycast instances MUST be sourced ..."? HTH John --- [email protected] http://sinodun.com Sinodun Internet Technologies Ltd. Stables 4, Suite 11, Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA, U.K. +44 (0)1491 834957 _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
