# Re: DNS lookups for URLs (was: URN functionality from URLs)

Keith Moore (moore@cs.utk.edu)
Wed, 15 Dec 1993 22:56:17 -0500

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    Message-Id: <199312160356.WAA07434@wilma.cs.utk.edu>

    From: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>

    To: stripes@uunet.uu.net (Josh Osborne)

    Subject: Re: DNS lookups for URLs (was: URN functionality from URLs)

    In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Dec 1993 20:30:36 EST."

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    Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 22:56:17 -0500

> >> Josh Osborne <stripes@uunet.uu.net> writes:
> >> > I think it's more important that the records be used then having BIND
> >> > support them instantly. It's not that hard to get a new record type into
> >> > BIND, it's harder to get them used. Focus on making the records useable,
> >> > make a sample set of patches. Don't just wack text records unless it's
> >> _really_ a clean fit.
> >
> >It's going to be very hard to get enough versions of BIND upgraded to
> >make the new records useful. I expect it would take several years
> >for this to happen. How many users would install mosaic if they had
> >to upgrade their BIND implementation to make it work?
>
> Moot point. They don't need to upgrad their BIND. People running URN->URL
> server need to update their BIND. That's a fairly big diffrence.

If the local name server can't deal with new RR types used for URN->whatever
lookup, it does indeed need to be upgraded. Of course TXT records wouldn't
have this problem, but there are still other problems with using DNS for
URN->whatever lookup.

Keith Moore

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