> On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 10:18:25AM +1000, Mark Andrews wrote:
> > > That's at least as reliable as my (multi-dotted) home domain. :-)
> > >=20
> > > I'm not sure what's not to like here. But then again, I may be blind.
> >=20
> > The point is that it is NOT reliable. Whether it works
> > depends apon what names are matched in the search list. It
> > does work for some people some of the time. It does not
> > work for all of the world all of the time. "hk" is not
> > globally unique.
>
> That statement is also true for hk.com, ibm.com, google.com, or any
> other relative DNS name.
>
> The site-dependent interpretation of the name is determined not by the
> presence of dot within the name but its absence from the end. "hk." is
> as global as "hk.com." with respect to the search list; "hk" and
> "hk.com" are both relative names and their resolution is resolver
> dependent.
>
> I don't buy "unreliable" as a diagnosis for that state of affairs. "hk"
> operates exactly as any other DNS name with respect to search path. An
> incautious user or clever DNS administrator can create a confusing state
> of affairs with or without the interior dot.
>
> (As Bill Manning hinted, there may be other parts of the resolution code
> that are less reliable for names without a dot in them. That I might
> buy as an argument for unreliability).=20
>
> If you'd like to argue something more subjective like "confusing" or
> even "misleading," you'll find no resistance from me.
>
> --=20
> Ted Faber
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> SIG
The point of going to heirachical names (RFC 921) is to
remove abmiguity. "tld"s don't meet the definition of a
heirachical name.
It is time that tld operators stopped mis-using the zones
they operate.
Mark
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