> Il 22/05/2020 18:59 Tony Finch <[email protected]> ha scritto:
>  
> I think despite what Paul H. said this is already covered in RFC 8499:
> 
>    Open resolver:  A full-service resolver that accepts and processes
>       queries from any (or nearly any) client.  This is sometimes also
>       called a "public resolver", although the term "public resolver" is
>       used more with open resolvers that are meant to be open, as
>       compared to the vast majority of open resolvers that are probably
>       misconfigured to be open.  Open resolvers are discussed in
>       [RFC5358].

I think this definition is good - perhaps what we need is just to agree to use 
"open resolver" instead of "public resolver".

If you wanted to convey the nuance that it's not just open, but open on purpose 
and meant to attract users from the entire Internet, you could add "global": 
"open global resolver".

Or, as an alternative, you could use the term "platform", which is increasingly 
being used to identify Internet-wide global companies that provide multiple 
consumer services. "Platform resolver" would also convey the idea that these 
resolvers are going to be distributed and ubiquitously available. "Cloud 
resolver" could have a similar meaning.

But, as for any terminological bikeshedding effort, you cannot force others to 
use the "most correct" term, so it's possibly just a waste of time.

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