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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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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
Joe Abley

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