[DNSOP] Re: [Ext] An unofficial DNSSEC algorithm testing registry

> Not only that, no. Given the problems that other groups have had
> well-documented problems with experimental ranges (code $experimental1
> is used for FALCON testing, later FALCON is assigned code $real1,
> now developers have to guess how long to keep using $experimental1),
> we think that using 253-with-lead-in is actually better for the
> community.

>From a developer point of view, this is exactly the same problem. For the
question how long to support $experimental1 it doesn't matter whether it is 
an expiremental code point or a third-party registry built on top of a 
an extension mechanism for private algorithms.

It would be different if 253 was used as intended and some organisation
would promise to keep a certain domain name for the next couple of decades
to gether with descriptive names that unlikely to be re-used.

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