On Monday 28 November 2005 20:00, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: > OK so why are you proposing a new protocol rather than writing a > description of the protocols that are already in use? It's inconvenient to use TXT records, because they are not specific to the purpose. If the user wants TXT records on the name for some *other* purpose than marking the name with a DHCID, it doesn't work. We aren't defining a new protocol - just a new RRtype. The DNSEXT working group passed this through last call. The only reason we're not yet using it is that, well, it's been very slow getting the entire package through last call, as witness this current conversation. I appreciate that you like an opportunity to pontificate about DNSSEC, and am duly amused that you saw one here and leapt upon it. However, those of us who have been working on standardizing a method by which DHCP servers may interoperate while maintaining DNS records for DHCP clients, for the past decade, would appreciate it if you would leave off it in this case. This protocol has absolutely nothing to do with DNSSEC, other than that, like DNSSEC, it is related to the DNS. Thanks. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf