On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 8:55 AM, Joe Abley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Bob, > > On Apr 11, 2018, at 08:50, Bob Harold <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In various places, like 4.3. TSIG Record Format, "resolver and server" > is used which seems a little vague to me, since I use TSIG between master > and slave authoritative servers, neither of which is a resolver. Would it > make sense to use "sender and receiver" ? Or 6.5.4. uses "client" and > "server" and that would work, if used consistently everywhere. > > Since you can send and receive both responses and queries, I prefer > "initiator" and "responder" to "sender" and "receiver". I think I > first saw those terms used in one of Vixie's drafts, and I liked them. > > "Client" and "server" have semantic overtones (e.g. relating to end > users and services) and I find them less precise unless the context is > very clear. > > > Joe > Agreed. "initiator" and "responder" is better, I just could not think of the right term. -- Bob Harold
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