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Re: tiny v6 operational issue



> >The nameservers for 'ops.ietf.org' (the host for this list) are listed
> >as:
> >	DOKKA.MAXWARE.NO.
> >	NN.UNINETT.NO.
> >	PSG.COM.
> >PSG.COM tells me that its addresses are:
> >	A	147.28.0.62
> >	AAAA	2001:418:1::62
> >DNS lookups to 2001:418:1::62 give me "udp port domain unreachable".
> >Conclusions left as an exercise to the reader.
> 
> 	it's not a problem, an FQDN identifies a host (or interface in IPv6
> 	case) and not services.

It _IS_ a problem.  It is effectively same condition as that the NS records
point to a server where name server is not running.  Of course, there is
a chance to resolve by next available address or NS.  But it IS a bogus
configuration anyway, since it forces unneeded traffic and delay.

Atsushi Onoe