>       This note starts the WG Last Call for comments on
>       draft-ietf-dnsop-serverid-04.txt, "Identifying an

This document is heading Informational status, I guess. Here are some minor
nits:

o The hostname.bind mechanism not only works for authoritative (for what?)
  servers but regardless of the set of zones served (if any at all). It's not
  clear to me why the scope is restricted here (just see that Pekka's making
  the same point).

o Given that the draft addresses "authoritative" servers and that it suggests
  the querying magic be part of a normal DNS query, what should a 'recursive
  server' do once it sees this type of query?

o In 4.2 it's OK to say a CLASS *or* top level domain, because we want neither

o The list of requirements should address scaling, i.e. is this new query
  to be issued for (manual) debugging only or should one be able to activate
  it by default on a resolver/recursive server? What impact on load and/or
  packet size may it have (the query/response should not force anyone to TCP)?

o Security considerations could add that no one should trust the magic ID
  returned, especially not to weigh one response more than another. It's
  not a security measure and does not provide for authenticity. However,
  it might be useful to be able to apply signatures to the ID.

o "hostname.bind" should be consistently written and ISC's CI police might
  want to review section 3.

-Peter
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