> What I'm missing a bit is a clear problem statement as to what problem > "underscore names" can solve that a dedicated RR type doesn't. Either may > have their merits, or even a combination of both, but we'd need that problem > description first.
Perhaps not. Certainly it is interesting -- and possibly even productive -- to have the discussion about Underscore-vs-RR. However underscore names exist and the topic at hand is whether or how to register them. In this context I believe that having a discussion about architectural preferences is a considerable distraction. (Since underscore names come from a single namespace and since their use is based on defined semantics, the idea that a registry is not needed strikes me as violating basic models of network operations. So for me, the only question is how the registry should operate.) d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net . dnsop resources:_____________________________________________________ web user interface: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~llynch/dnsop.html mhonarc archive: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~llynch/dnsop/index.html
