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Re: Open Resolver Problems


From: Tony Finch <dot () dotat at>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:51:53 +0000

Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net> wrote:

If BCP38 was properly deployed, what would be the purpose of RRL outside of
misbehaving clients or direct attacks against that one server?

If fictional scenario, irrelevant answer. Given the current situation,
efforts to deploy both RRL and BCP38 in parallel will reduce the mess we
are in. Let's race to see who gets to full deployment first.

The infrastructure to switch it to TCP is prohibitive and completely
destroys the anycast mechanisms.

Yeah, anycast for HTTP doesn't work at all. Just ask CloudFlare.

Tony.
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