Please See Below: Use Only Downward Referrals in the DNS
draft-sullivan-dnsop-refer-down-00
| Document | Type | Expired Internet-Draft (individual) | |
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| Authors | Andrew Sullivan , Joe Abley | ||
| Last updated | 2018-06-01 (latest revision 2017-11-28) | ||
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https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-sullivan-dnsop-refer-down-00.txt
Abstract
A server in the Domain Name System can use a mechanism called "referral" to indicate that the server is not authoritative for a given zone, and to redirect the query to another, more appropriate server. The mechanism was originally specified such that a referral might be to any location in the DNS. Operational experience indicates dubious value to referrals other than those to zones below the zones for which a server is authoritative. This memo therefore recommends such referrals and discourages other kinds of referrals.
Authors
Andrew Sullivan
(andrew.s.sullivan@oracle.com)
Joe Abley
(jabley@shl.io)
(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)