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To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Cc: Havard Eidnes <he@runit.no>, seamus@bit-net.com, users@ipv6.org, dnsop@cafax.se, ngtrans@sunroof.eng.sun.com
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@wasabisystems.com>
Date: 19 Jan 2001 17:29:09 -0500
In-Reply-To: Randy Bush's message of "Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:54:34 -0800"
Sender: owner-dnsop@cafax.se
Subject: Re: IPv6 dns


Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> writes:
> > On the one hand we have a few people who are afraid that we might
> > cause lossage in oldish software if said software is exposed to new
> > and unknown record types such as AAAA or A6 in additional sections.
> >
> > So, how's that for shooting at both parties? ;-)
> 
> bad aim.  the worry is not AAAA and A6 RRs.  it is bogus NS RR for the root
> zone.

In what way will actual AAAA or A6 records for root zone hosts be
"bogus"?


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