@techreport{sullivan-dnsop-refer-down-00, number = {draft-sullivan-dnsop-refer-down-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-sullivan-dnsop-refer-down/00/}, author = {Andrew Sullivan and Joe Abley}, title = {{Please See Below: Use Only Downward Referrals in the DNS}}, pagetotal = 9, year = 2017, month = nov, day = 28, 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.}, }