DNSAND is a nice callback to DNSIND... :)

> On 6 Oct 2026, at 22:48, George Michaelson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> protocol and payload.
> 
> dns and rrsig
> 
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 6:47 AM Ondřej Surý <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Yeah, dnsman feels definitely wrong to me. I’m looking at other active wg 
>> and these names pop up:
>> 
>> dns - I actually like that idea, Ted, there’s a lot of groups named like this
>> dnsbis (DNS, like httpbis is HTTP)
>> dnsm (DNS maintenance; sshm, tcpm)
>> dnsmaint (DNS maintenance; mailmaint)
>> dnsme (DNS maintenance and extensions; ipsecme)
>> dnscore (DNS core protocol; sipcore)
>> dnsp (DNS Protocol; but too close to dnsop)
>> dnsu (DNS update; emu)
>> dnswg (DNS Working Group; rtgwg)
>> 
>> Out of these - dns, dnswg and dnsme are my favorites.
>> 
>> Ondrej
>> --
>> Ondřej Surý (He/Him)
>> 
>> A gentle nudge is always appreciated if I take a little longer to reply.
>> 
>>> On 6. 10. 2026, at 22:24, Ted Lemon <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 6 Oct 2026, at 19:47, Shumon Huque <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> I'm totally fine with "dnsext", or perhaps "dnsman" (DNS protocol 
>>>> maintenance) if we want an analog to the v6ops/6man split.
>>> 
>>> I think dnsman is probably not ideal for.. reasons. If a new name is 
>>> needed, DNSINT sounds fine. DNSEXT also seems fine. Or, here's a crazy 
>>> idea, "DNS". :)
>>> 
>>> Okay, probably not.
>>> 
>>>> My views on cute names have changed over the years. I now think these are 
>>>> mainly fun for the "in crowd" and less welcoming to others.
>>> 
>>> This is a pretty good argument against.
>>> 
>>>> Also, the camel trope, in my view, is way overused at this point. While it 
>>>> is often used to usefully beat back bad ideas, it is often used more 
>>>> broadly to push back against useful changes too. And the DNS protocol 
>>>> certainly has many deficiencies and areas for improvement. I am not in 
>>>> favor of memorializing this trope in the name of a DNS working group.
>>> 
>>> Also a good argument. I liked the idea of CAMEL on first read, but I think 
>>> the points raised against it are compelling.
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