There is nothing in getaddrinfo that precludes its use with any name service. If customized extesions are needed for that then extended specs can be suggested. /jim
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Stig Venaas > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:16 AM > To: Keith Moore > Cc: Pekka Savola; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: v6ops-v6onbydefault: link-locals and AI_ADDRCONFIG > > > [...] > > - IMHO, getaddrinfo()'s job should be to report what is in > DNS, not to try to > > coerce apps into behaving well. So even though apps > shouldn't be using > > link-local addresses, and even though people shouldn't > list link-local > > addresses in DNS, getaddrinfo() should not try to hide > such addresses from > > apps if they happen to appear in DNS. > > I can sympathize with your opinions. I think two things are needed: > > o A standard call that most applications can use in a simple > way. IMHO it > should query DNS, other name services, /etc/hosts etc. > > o A standard call that applications can use to check what is in DNS > > The first should IMHO be something like getaddrinfo() where > applications simply try the addresses in the order they are > returned. I also think it should be possible for an > administrator to define which name services should be used, > which type of addresses should be returned, and the order. > > Another matter is what the API should be. Most IPv6 enabled > applications today use getaddrinfo(), while specialized DNS > applications like "host" use their own resolver routines. So > I would say that getaddrinfo() without special arguments > would be good for the general applications. For the DNS > applications one could use getaddrinfo() with a new option, > or a completely new call. It's easier to change the few DNS > applications that are out there. > > Stig > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
