[ietf-dkim] New issue: Upward query vs. wildcard publication

[Dave Crocker]

Michael Thomas wrote:
> Dave Crocker wrote:
>>> 2) if you don't get a ssp rr, check to see if it gave
>>>    you a NS or SOA authority records.
>>
>> Michael:  Zones are not part of the user-visible DNS semantics.  They 
>> are strictly an administrative construct.  Using anything that relies 
>> on particular zone points breaks the semantics of the DNS.
> 
> Dave: I don't see any reference to "zone" in what you quoted, or in the
> algorithm I layed out, or in any other message I posted about this,
> so I have no idea what your objection is.


SOA and NS are zone constructs.  They are not constructs applicable to 
user-visible domain name semantics.  Rather they are part of the 
underlying distribution service.

The two are, effectively, entirely separate layers of service.

For example, see:

    <http://asg.web.cmu.edu/rfc/rfc1912.html>
    <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163971>

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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
   bbiw.net