Dear colleagues, This is an update on the DNS Extensions (DNSEXT) efforts on aliasing in the DNS, and a call for participation. Prior to IETF 77, we posted some background and a call for participation. You can find that in the archives at <https://www.ietf.org/ibin/c5i?mid=6&rid=49&gid=0&k1=933&k2=50519&tid=1277936988> At IETF 77 in Anaheim, DNSEXT undertook two things: 1. We made a short presentation at the apparea meeting in an effort to encourage interest in this topic among users of the DNS. 2. We devoted a significant chunk of our WG meeting to the topic of what people seem to want from aliasing in the DNS. The upshot of the Anaheim discussions, as well as subsequent discussion over on namedroppers@xxxxxxxxxxxx, has led the chairs to propose that we adopt the topic of expanded aliasing support in the DNS as part of a new DNSEXT charter. In Maastricht, we will have two sessions for DNSEXT. One of these sessions is devoted entirely to the topic of aliasing in the DNS from the point of view of the rest of the IETF. That session, currently scheduled for Wednesday morning (10:30-11:30, 0.4 Brussels), is aimed at making sure we really understand the problem we are trying to solve, that we have a complete picture of what needs people think they have, and that people who think their problem is going to be solved understand the limitations of what we are proposing to do (to the extent anyone fully understands that). This session will not be about the details of how the mechanisms work, but will instead focus just on what the mechanisms could or could not be used to accomplish. The goal here is to make sure that we are not overlooking serious use cases that people have. We expect that this will be the last such session we will run prior to the WG commencing detailed work on this topic (unless, of course, we find some showstopper as a result of this discussion). We would appreciate very much any participation from anyone in the IETF about this topic. If you cannot make the session on Wednesday morning, mail either directly to us (the DNSEXT chairs: dnsext-chairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or to the namedroppers mailing list will also be welcome. Best regards, Olafur Gudmundsson Andrew Sullivan (DNSEXT co-chairs) -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxx Shinkuro, Inc. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf