Paul Vixie wrote:
>> That is an issue better handled by IP layer.
>
> The purpose I see in this proposal, that cannot be handled by the IP layer, is
> to tell me which anycast instance is seen by some recursive name server. All
> our current diagnostics rely on contacting the server itself to see which
> server answers us. The proposal now being discussed allows the DNS control
> plane to be tested.
Are you saying that end users, not name server operators, diagnose
anycasted name servers?
Certainly, you, as an end user, can do so.
Moreover, your report as an end user to name server operators may
not be ignored, if you can somehow bypass call center operators
to reach someone who knows what BIND means.
In general, however...
Masataka Ohta
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