[64196] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [Fwd: [IP] VeriSign to revive redirect service]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Bates)
Thu Oct 16 20:50:11 2003
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:48:52 -0500
From: Jack Bates <jbates@brightok.net>
To: Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <g3u168n6bf.fsf@sa.vix.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Paul Vixie wrote:
>>While I agree that handling of NXDOMAIN needs to improve, such handling
>>must be done by the application. Popular browsers have already started ...
>
>
> i think i agree with where this was going, but it would be a fine thing if
> we all stop calling this NXDOMAIN. the proper term is RCODE 3. when you say
> NXDOMAIN you sound like you've only read the BIND sources and not the RFC's.
> NXDOMAIN is a BINDism, whereas RCODE 3 refers to the actual protocol element.
Sorry, Paul. I have gotten too used to seeing the BINDism on-list. You
will find that most of my speach matches that of those I'm talking to.
It cuts down on miscommunication and confusion. Please see fit to report
me to RFC-ignorant for not using the proper RFC terminology. :)
-Jack
