Please See Below: Use Only Downward Referrals in the DNS
draft-sullivan-dnsop-refer-down-00
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Authors | Andrew Sullivan , Joe Abley | ||
Last updated | 2018-06-01 (Latest revision 2017-11-28) | ||
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IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
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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.
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