Re: (ngtrans) Re: Joint DNSEXT & NGTRANS agenda

[Dancer Vesperman <dancer@zeor.simegen.com>]

D. J. Bernstein wrote:

> Robert Elz writes:
> 
>>before it has even had a reasonable chance to be tested
>>
> 
> We're saying ``deployment will be a disaster, and here's why.'' You're
> saying ``let's deploy it and see what happens.'' That's unacceptable.
> A6 and DNAME need to be killed _before_ people start relying on them.


You know, I seem to recall that I said the same about HTTP, way back when...

I get the impression that it's too late to deploy something that isn't 
already ready.

I agree with itojun (It's true that I spend a lot of time doing this): 
There is no time. A broken thing is probably better than no thing.

IT people tend to laugh at IPv6 as vaporware these days. Personally, I 
don't much _CARE_ if it's possible for a DNS administrator to get things 
Horribly Wrong(tm) with A6 records. They _already_ get things Horribly 
Wrong(tm) with A records, NS records, MX records, SOA records and CNAME 
records....screwing up their domains with yet another record type would 
merely be continuing a grand tradition.

Dan: You have a point. Maybe a good one. Personally, I don't think it's 
quite good enough given the apparent time-frames. Fait accompli and all 
that.

D