>But that problem is independent of the domain names used. If the CPE >sends queries to the ISP, the deed has already been done, regardless of >what the ISP does with the query (send it to the root, to telus.com or >drops it)
Sending a query to the root, which is considered a collection of neutral parties that try to respect privacy, sounds better on paper than sending traffic to a random manufacturer without having the relevant contracts for data processing in place. Futhermore, for a non-existing TLD, queries don't have to go further than the resolver. Of course, the ISP can try to filter those queries. But a significant fraction of users and/or applications use a public resolver which will not filter. _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
