Re: Anyone working on 4310-bis?

On 04/11/09 16:21, Andrew Sullivan wrote:

>> 7. Clarity around the corner case of a client attempting to add and remove
>> the same dsData or keyData in a single command.  This must result in an
>> error from the server.
>
> Why?  In the mainline EPP specification, if you remove and add the
> same name servers in a single command, it doesn't cause an error.  (I
> know this because misguided registrars used to do it all the time in
> an effort to get the "primary" name server "listed first".)  It's a
> waste of bandwidth, but since EPP is idempotent it should have no
> effect, right?
>

Hi Andrew,

I am quite sure that RFC 5731 and its predecessors do not define how to handle 
this case and that the problem is left as an exercise to the implementor. As I 
regard this as a flaw in the protocol, I would appreciate a statement in 4310bis 
regarding such a state.

Klaus
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