Subj : Win Version was: Bug report
To : mark lewis
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Wed Mar 21 2012 09:09 pm
Hello mark,
On Wednesday March 21 2012 13:18, you wrote to me:
RW>>> Not sure what binkp.net is...but:
MvdV>> Shifting to binkp.net is no good for those with legacy software
MvdV>> that is not configurable. Plus that the basic problem -
MvdV>> dependency on one person - remains.
ml> existing legacy software can be patched... we know this from makenl
ml> and bluewave ;)
Unpractical and messy.
MvdV>> To my surprise I find that f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net exists. I
MvdV>> never asked for that, I can only assume someone scanned the
MvdV>> nodelist and derived a zone file for binkp.net from it. Makes
MvdV>> me wonder why.
ml> why? to be able to continue providing the service...
What service? Who does it serve?
MvdV>> The added value is zero as all the information is already in
MvdV>> the nodelist.
ml> really?
Yes of course. f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net is a CNAME entry for fido.vlist.eu. The
only source that information could have come from is the nodelist. Because I
never had any contact with the keeper of binkp.net or his delegates and i am
100% sure that my NC and RC didn't either.
ml> the whole idea was to not have to list domains in the nodelist
Is that so?
ml> with all the problems that might have come with them... and the
ml> problem did come and still remain but that's another story... in any
ml> case, once you know the zone, net, node and point numbers, then
ml> looking up that system's ip information is a simple domain lookup
ml> away...
Again: what is the added value of extracting the host name fido.vlist.eu from
the nodelist - the primary source of information - and use that for the DNS
lookup instead of composing the f.n.z.binkp.net hostname from the fidonet
address, getting the CNAME record that points to the same hostname as the one
in the nodelist and do a DNS lookup for that?
What is the added value of the extra step?
ml> there is a "manager" for each zone's dns zone and NCs are or can be
ml> the managers for their nets...
There is no such "manager" for R28.
ml> this way each section is easily maintained and kept up to date like
ml> the nodelist...
But what is the added value of the information is already in the nodelist?
ml> one can even make use of the dns SRV (or SVR?) records and denote
ml> certain ports for contact...
The nodelist provides for providing port info as well.
Cheers, Michiel
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