I don't know if you've been following the argument on the TC list about bug #438179. I think the Technical Committee are probably going to rule that sid's glibc ought to be changed so that it does not implement RFC3484 section 6 rule 9 prefix-length based sorting for IPv4. This will restore the traditional DNS round robin.
We have to decide whether we want to make the same change to etch. The main upside would be that the ftpmasters would once again be able to use round robin DNS for eg ftp.us.debian.org. The downside is a glibc update in stable. What are the views of the ftpmasters and stable RMs ? What verification/testing/etc. do the stable RMs feel might be appropriate ? Feel free to reply directly to the Technical Committee list, with questions and/or opinions. If you have difficulty posting, feel free to email any of the committee who'll be happy to forward your mail (apologies for the inconvenience, which is associated with our desire to keep the TC list very low on spam so that we can give it good attention). Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]