> > > In any
> > > case, the only way a DNS server should return a SL in a response is if
> > > the query was received on a SL. This is the only reasonable way for the
> > > server to know if the answer is usable.
> >
> > it doesn't work in general, because the query could be from a cache
> > that doesn't know anything about SL.
> >
> > putting limited-scope addrs in DNS is a Bad Idea, period.
> 
>         No.
> 
>         Putting limited-scope addrs in DNS is a bad idea *unless*
>         you have a way to uniquely identify the scope.

since there is no notion of a scope identifier in the Internet
architecure, what you are saying is tantamount to saying that
putting limited-scope addresses in the DNS is a bad idea.

>         Now might be a good time to raise the idea again except I won't
>         tie it to A6.
> 
>         <ownername> SA <IPV6 address> <scopename>
> 
>         SA        scoped address
>         scopename is a domainname choosen to be globally unique.
>                   global addresses have a scopename of ".".
> 
>         the conversion from scopename to scopeid / zoneid is a
>         *local* resolution problem for the machine.

great - so let's add a lot of complexity to every application just so 
we can get no additional functionality and reduced reliability.

let's stamp out SL addresses, now.

Keith
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