Bill Owens <ow...@nysernet.org> wrote on 11/02/2011 09:26:07 AM: > I happened to be looking for some other details on mDNS yesterday > and noticed that the current draft version of the spec reserves .local: > > http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-cheshire-dnsext-multicastdns-14 > This document specifies that the DNS top-level domain ".local." is a > special domain with special semantics, namely that any fully- > qualified name ending in ".local." is link-local, and names within > this domain are meaningful only on the link where they originate. > > At the same time it also specifies that .local can only be used with > mDNS, so it isn't really suitable for this use. . .
But it does provide some alternatives: .intranet .internal .private .corp .home .lan But can we guarantee that they won't be approved as new public TLDs per the new rules adopted this summer where anything can be a TLD? Confidentiality Notice: This electronic message and any attachments may contain confidential or privileged information, and is intended only for the individual or entity identified above as the addressee. If you are not the addressee (or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the addressee), or if this message has been addressed to you in error, you are hereby notified that you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of this message or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail or telephone and delete this message from your system. _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
