On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, D. J. Bernstein wrote:
> Let me get this straight. After the BIND company
> 
>    (1) issues an RFC that clearly allows NXDOMAIN in this situation,
>    (2) tells a new implementor that NXDOMAIN in this situation is fine,
>    (3) publishes BIND 9, which uses NXDOMAIN in this situation, and
>    (4) allows this use of NXDOMAIN to be deployed for four years,

(1) did not happen.
(2) was a mistake by one person, not by a company or the IETF.
(3) is a bug in bind 9.
(4) is a bug in bind 9.

> you think it's perfectly reasonable for the BIND company to change its
> mind and publish a new RFC saying---without a shred of justification---
> that NXDOMAIN in this situation is prohibited?

Since the premises to not hold, the conclusion makes no sense.

--apb (Alan Barrett)

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