To:
Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU>
cc:
Daniel Senie <dts@senie.com>, ngtrans@sunroof.eng.sun.com, namedroppers@ops.ietf.org, ipng@sunroof.eng.sun.com, dnsop@cafax.se
From:
Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>
Date:
Wed, 08 Aug 2001 12:51:23 -0400
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Subject:
Re: (ngtrans) Joint DNSEXT & NGTRANS summary
> No-one ever said anything about changing the definition or use of the > TTL field in DNS replies. this is a common source of confusion. the TTL field in DNS refers to the binding between the DNS name and the address. it has nothing whatsoever to do with the lifetime of the binding between the address and any hosts/sockets/processes that might be attached to it.