On Mon, 13 Nov 2023, Ben Schwartz wrote:
What about updating RFC 5782 to remove the "."s? The "."s don't seem to help in any way here (unlike reverse zones, where they enable useful delegations).
PS: Some DNSBLs use stunt servers that synthesize the answers, but some are normal DNS zones. In those cases, if they list, say, 12.34/16, the zone will contain *.34.12.dnsbl.whatever. It is simply false to assert that the dots are not useful.
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