On Aug 23, 2022, at 8:50 AM, Warren Kumari <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think that is helpful to communicate expectations,

Is the suggestion that the non-DNS protocol follow the DNS wire format and/or 
presentation format now an expectation? This seems like a long jump.

The purpose of .alt is to let anyone do what they want with non-DNS protocols. 
Expecting them to use the DNS wire format and/or presentation format limits the 
value of .alt and will cause developers who don't use them to continue to want 
to squat on TLDs. This doesn't help the DNS community.

> and also help minimize people accidentally hurting themselves on sharp 
> corners.

If someone is reading this document before they develop their non-DNS protocol, 
we would be much better off telling them to use the DNS. THey are already in 
sharp corner land.

> I see no downside to suggesting using names that are more likely to work (I 
> also personally think that it is cleaner and easier for developers and humans 
> to be able to more easily recognize names than "oh, here is a string that 
> ends in .alt… I wonder where it begins :-))

If it's just a suggestion, it should go into its own document. This document is 
how .alt works, not how we want folks to develop non-DNS protocols.

--Paul Hoffman

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