Actually, AFSDB in DNS has been done for quite some time. In addition, you
could now support it using either the AFSDB records (which are documented
and supported by BIND) and also the SRV records like can be used for krb5
KDC location.
-- Nathan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earl R Shannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:01 AM
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: AFS backup/restore using ADSM
>
>
> I agree that this would be nice. However, to do it "correctly"
> would require the creation of another type of record in
> DNS similar to an MX record for a mail handling machine.
> As I understand it (perhaps incorrectly) an effort was made
> to do this and was met with some resistance.
>
> Yes, other ways could be devised that do not require modification
> of the protocol or RFC. Perhaps even another version of
> DNS that simply tracks AFS related services. But that's a new
> can of worms isn't it?
>
> Regards,
> Earl Shannon
> --
> Systems Programmer, Computing Services, Information Technology
> NC State University.
> http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ershanno
>
> Harald Barth wrote:
> >
> > > -implicit system:administrators rl system:backup rl ...
> >
> > This is of course the right thing. This is one of the bunch of
> > small enhancements to Transarc AFS that are of high value and
> > low coding effort that should have been happening a long time
> > ago. Hopefully this will now happen with OpenAFS. Another
> > one (I know I said this before) is AFSDB in DNS instead of
> > CellServDB files.
> >
> > Harald.
>
