On Fri, 8 Mar 2019 at 03:58, Paul Wouters <[email protected]> wrote:

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You are suggesting to introduce an option code point to convey blobs in
> DNS. So different parties can send and receive blobs. You think or hope
> that these parties will interpret this blob the same. But you have no
> guarantee this is true.
>

groundhog day


> If you have a specific use case, get a code point for that specific use
> case. Than you know for sure what the blob means and that it will be
> interpreted by all parties in the same standard RFC way.
>

There are exactly two parties to a bi-lateral agreement.


> If your use case is too private/secret or non-standard, then use a
> code point from the "Reserved for Local/Experimental Use" range.


My inclination too, but the argument cannot be made by ignoring the
clearly stated requirement for agreement between participating parties.


--Dick
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