On 2014-02-16 14:45, Dave Crocker wrote: > On 2/15/2014 11:15 PM, Patrik Fältström wrote: >> The largest problem for IETF and DNS innovation is that the consensus in >> IETF seems to be that innovation of DNS is not possible unless it >> involves reuse of the TXT resource record. > > > That assertion is quite wrong on both process and technical grounds > > Process: > > There is certainly a long history of very strong resistance from a > core group of DNS advocates in the IETF; and yes, there is an IAB report > that doesn't like TXT usage. > > But there is also a long history of other folk adding DNS usage in > spite of that. > > So a casual claim of "IETF consensus" is simply false. > > Technical: > > The use of underscore-based naming variations has provided an easy, > efficient and safe means of eliminating TXT usage ambiguity. By way of > examples, note the SRV record and DKIM, but there are others.
I think this email make exactly my point. Q.E.D. Patrik
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