Sean, >> >> Yes, it sounds like the evil bit. Why would anyone bother to set it? > > Two reasons > > 1) By standardizing the process, it removes the excuse for using > various hacks and duct tape. > > 2) Because the villian in Bond movies don't view themselves as evil. > Google is happy to pre-check the box to install their Toolbar, OpenDNS > is proud they redirect phishing sites with DNS lookups, Earthlink says it > improves the customer experience, and so on.
Forgive my skepticism, but what I would envision happening is resolver stacks adding a switch that would be on by default, and would translate the response back to NXDOMAIN. At that point we would be right back where we started, only after a lengthy debate, an RFC, a bunch of code, numerous bugs, and a bunch of "I told you sos". Or put another way: what is a client resolver supposed to do in the face of this bit? Eliot
