> > er, NO. SMTP has no dependence on what may or may > > not exist in the DNS. Forcing SMTP to depend on DNS > > is a huge mistake. And yes Virginia, I plan on removing > > A rr's from my zones (eventually) > > You know, that's a very interesting point. One of more common configuration > variations we see is to disable MX lookups and just use address records. (Thi > s You just overrode RFC 2821 by *disabling* the MX lookup. There is no reason why you can't also override RFC 2821bis by disabling the MX lookups and connecting directly. I don't see this as changing anything. Mark > is done for a variety of reasons, most often having to do with administrative > control issues.) In an IPv6-only future world I see no reason why the need fo > r > this sort of configuration will vanish and I don't think having the RFCs > say it shouldn't work is a good idea. > > I'm therefore changing my position from "no opinion" to "keep 2821bis the way > it is". > > Ned > _______________________________________________ > IETF mailing list > IETF@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews@xxxxxxx _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf