On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Curtis Villamizar <cur...@occnc.com> wrote: > > Snipped most of this message. > > In message > <CABOxzu3qbzf=jQPnLg4QoNBMCe0v7i8QgAMMo_Mkk=6gvdk...@mail.gmail.com> > Kerry Lynn writes: > >> I like to see us reserve "FQDN" for host names that are registered in >> the global DNS namespace, and use "LQDN" (or some other alternative) >> for host names in locally served zones. Any support for this? >> >> -K- > > Yes this is a good suggestion. > > Examples: > > printer3 is unqualified. > > printer3.local. in mDNS is a LQDN. > > printer3.sitelocal. (or any of the <giberish>.special-tld variants, > including any based on ULA or alignment of the stars) in DNS is a > LQDN. > > printer3.<global-dns-domain>. is a FQDN. > > Note that for both LQDN and FQDN above, a trailing dot exists. > printer3.local.<global-dns-domain>. is and always was a valid FQDN > even before mDNS existed. local is only reserved when used as a TLD. > Yes, a helpful clarification.
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