Re: 2606bis localhost and IPv6

Hi,

See below at  <at>  <at>  <at> .

-----Original Message-----
From: int-area-bounces <at> ietf.org [mailto:int-area-bounces <at> ietf.org] On
Behalf Of Frank Ellermann
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 1:09 AM
To: int-area <at> ietf.org
Subject: [Int-area] 2606bis localhost and IPv6

Hi, the 2606bis draft proposes to modify the following three
paragraphs among others:

...

=== old ===
 ".test" is recommended for use in testing of current or new DNS
 related code.
=== new ===
 ".test" is RECOMMENDED for use in testing of current or new DNS
 related code.  Applications SHOULD treat ".test" like any other TLD;
 a special handling could defeat the purpose of a test.
=== end ===

The interesting bit is the SHOULD, the RECOMMENDED is only a 
side-effect of using RFC 2119 key words.  For .invalid it's a MAY:

 <at>  <at>  <at>  A problem I see is that "RECOMMENDED", in connection with .test,
implies that you should not deviate from it but 2606bis defines
additional testing TLDs.

 <at>  <at>  <at>  Thanks,
 <at>  <at>  <at>  Donald

...

See <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ellermann-idnabis-tests-tlds>
for the added IDN test TLDs, and extended security considerations.

 Frank