Re: Are we done yet?

At 12:44 PM 5/14/2005, Bernard Aboba wrote:
>This is just to confirm that we have consensus on the following text:

This says it correctly by my reading.

>"Mapping from IPv4 addresses to host names is conventionally done
>by issuing DNS queries for names of the form,
>"x.x.x.x.in-addr.arpa." When used for link-local addresses, which
>have significance only on the local link, it is inappropriate to
>send such DNS queries beyond the local link.
>DNS clients MUST NOT send DNS queries for any name that
>falls within the "254.169.in-addr.arpa." domain.
>
>DNS recursive name servers receiving queries from non-compliant clients
>for names within the "254.169.in-addr.arpa." domain MUST by default return
>RCODE 3, authoritatively asserting that no such name exists in
>the Domain Name System."
>
>I would propose that this text be added to Section 1.4, as part of the
>following clause:
>
>Change:
>
>"   To preclude use of IPv4 Link-Local addresses in off-link
>    communication, the following cautionary measures are advised:
>
>
>    a. IPv4 Link-Local addresses MUST NOT be configured in the DNS."
>
>To:
>
>"  To preclude use of IPv4 Link-Local addresses in off-link
>    communication, the following cautionary measures are advised:
>
>
>    a. IPv4 Link-Local addresses MUST NOT be configured in the DNS.
>       Mapping from IPv4 addresses to host names is conventionally done
>       by issuing DNS queries for names of the form,
>       "x.x.x.x.in-addr.arpa." When used for link-local addresses, which
>       have significance only on the local link, it is inappropriate to
>       send such DNS queries beyond the local link.
>       DNS clients MUST NOT send DNS queries for any name that
>       falls within the "254.169.in-addr.arpa." domain.
>
>       DNS recursive name servers receiving queries from non-compliant
>       clients for names within the "254.169.in-addr.arpa." domain MUST by
>       default return RCODE 3, authoritatively asserting that no such name
>       exists in the Domain Name System.
>"