Re: Re updating the "DNS Debugging Tools" Doc

Michael Sondow <[email protected]> Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:52:57 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.fyiup
Message-ID <[email protected]>
April Marine a écrit:
> However, after more discussion, it was felt that a
> doc listing tools would date too quickly, especially in comparison to > a web page.

That all depends on whether or not the web page was actively
maintained and updated. This is evidently the intention of people
who make webpages, but then things don't seem to always work out
that way. :) 

> There is already at least one excellent web page listing DNS
> tools

Oh? Where is that?

> to which all the operators would point people even if a document
> existed as well on the assumption that the page would be more up to date.

Again, that's only an assumption. 

> Therefore, the group decided that a DNS tools document should NOT be done
> at all.

You mean pending the actual creation of the webpage, right?

> USWG can handle its need to note the status of FYI 27 by pointing to one
> or more web pages as resources that handle the topic. (This would be > for the update of FYI 1.)

Sure, that'll work alright.