Re: The End-To-End Internet (was Re: Blocking MX query)

[Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>]

Andrew Sullivan wrote:

> > the DNS and won't discover anything about the DNS that can't be had
> > via getaddrinfo() until long after its too late redefine the protocol
> > in terms of seeking SRV records.
>
> Oh, sure, I get that.  One of the problems I've had with the "end to
> end NAT" argument is exactly that I can't see how it's any more
> deployable than IPv6, for exactly this reason.

The easiest part of the deployment is to modify end systems.

> Because of the 20-year problem, I think now
> would be an excellent time to start thinking about how to make usable
> all those nice features we already have in the DNS.

Apple did it. See RFC6281.

                                                Masataka Ohta