On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Paul Hoffman <paul.hoff...@vpnc.org> wrote:
> On Mar 13, 2015, at 9:33 AM, Evan Hunt <e...@isc.org> wrote: > > Given the amount of discussion this topic has generated, and the number > of > > ways I've seen the word used in the past (and, in fact, have used it > myself > > when speaking imprecisely), a discursive paragraph about common misuses > > might be helpful. Like: > > > > The term "glue" is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to > > other resource records in a parent zone that are related to a > > delegation, such as address records included with a referral > > which are not strictly necessary due to the server's domain > > name falling below the zone cut, the authoritative delegation > > (NS), or the delegation signer (DS). > > > > This could help newcomers to the DNS to understand what they're reading > > when they encounter terms like "NS glue", but it still stakes out a clear > > definition of the word. > > This seems like a good addition. We would like the terminology draft to be > both definitions of terms and common mis-definitions. Do others have > thoughts on Evan's proposed addition? It is a helpful addition. It seems like a reference to delegation NS records is also in order, based on previous discussion: From: "... the authoritative delegation (NS)..." To: "... delegation or authoritative name server (NS) records (i.e., above or below the zone cut)..." Regards, Casey
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