Joe Abley <[email protected]> wrote: > > in my opinion we should find new words and not redefine or > overload the common meaning of primary and secondary.
Yes. I don't really like primary/secondary because it implies there are only two categories when there aren't. For zone transfers, each server can (and often does) have both upstreams and downstreams, so the topology has multiple layers. Using "primary" and "secondary" in this context often implies things that aren't true. >From the outside point of view, an authoritative server can be used for several functions (public auth server listed in NS records, zone transfer server, update server, etc.) and whether it is primary or not is mostly irrelevant. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <[email protected]> http://dotat.at/ Faeroes: Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in west, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
