Quoting john doe (2019-12-14 15:54:20) > On 12/14/2019 2:36 PM, Curt wrote: > > On 2019-12-14, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > >> On Fri 13 Dec 2019 at 19:33:51 (-0500), Jape Person wrote: > >>> Hi folks. Did I miss something? > >> > >> Perhaps a couple of references: > >> https://features.icann.org/addressing-new-gtld-program-applications-corp-home-and-mail > >> > >> which points out that any of .home, .mail and .corp are ideal for > >> the domain name of a home LAN, and RFC 6762 on Multicast DNS which > >> explains why .local is not a good choice. > >> > > > > I'm trying to fathom why .home would remain ideal for home LAN users > > in light of RFC 8375, which replaces the previously advised '.home' > > with 'home.arpa' as the default domain name for homenets, the former > > being known to often leak out to the root name servers. > > > > https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8375 > > > > Or does RFC 8378 only apply to toasters and the like (what will they > > think of next)? > > > > It only applies to devices useing the HNCP protocol.
...and .home applies to devices abusing protocols: It's unofficial. "home.arpa" is usable not only with Homenet (a.k.a. HNCP) protocol, but equally well without it. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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