On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Ted Hardie wrote: > > That's an example in which an A record in this zone has the standard DNS > meaning and the expectation is that you can use it construct a URI. > The other A records have a specific meaning in which the data returned > indicates that indicates something about its reputation in a specific > context (what reputation etc. being context specific). One of these > things is not like the other. Using the same record type for both > creates a need to generate some other context that enables you to figure > out what was really meant. I understand the argument that DNSBLs break the DNS data model. What I don't see is any evidence that this causes interoperability problems. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <dot@xxxxxxxx> http://dotat.at/ VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE: WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN VIKING. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf