Re: More about the SPF RRTYPE

On 16 August 2011 11:00, Alessandro Vesely wrote:

>> 3 - explain that practical EDNS0 limits could affect TXT where type
>>     99 still works, but that trying both queries simultaneously and
>>     pick the first answer is perfectly okay.

> -0, it is possible, but brings no practical advantage.

My "+1" would match your "+1", hopefully we'll have some clear evidence
that type 99 didn't make it if somebody insists on more than a "say-so"
in the 4408bis work.

For the EDNS0 issue I recall that "our" (= on the OpenSPF mailing list,
not in RFC 4408) expectations in 2008 were more optimistic than what
the "Netalyzr" folks found in 2011.  The openspf.org server waits for a
reboot, for a semi-public XPS copy of the original Satin-Weaver PDF see

<https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B-dYNQQki8VUNTUwOWFkMTEtODhiMi00Y2M5LTkwNzMtYTQyODVjNDUzZDc0&export=download>

-Frank