Shumon Huque <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Apex -- The SOA and NS RRsets at the origin of a zone. This is also
> > called the "zone apex".
>
> Why is it only the SOA and NS RRsets? I would suggest defining it in
> terms of the domain name.
Yes. Paul likes to quote existing RFCs, so, the definition in RFC 4033
section 2 is:
Zone Apex: Term used to describe the name at the child's side of a
zone cut. See also delegation point.
RFC 4034 section 4.1.1 says:
... name of the zone apex (the owner name of the zone's SOA RR).
> Isn't this what the original RFCs defined as the 'top node' (and not
> specific types of data sets that exist at the top node)?
Yes.
Tony.
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