from draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation: 2. Qname minimisation > > The idea is to minimise the amount of data sent from the DNS > resolver. When a resolver receives the query "What is the AAAA > record for www.example.com?", it sends to the root (assuming a cold > resolver, whose cache is empty) the very same question. Sending > "What are the NS records for .com?" would be sufficient (since it > will be the answer from the root anyway). To do so would be > compatible with the current DNS system and therefore could be easily > deployable, since it is an unilateral change to the resolvers. > > If "minimisation" is too long, you can write it "m12n". >
I generally dislike these kinds of contractions, but I assume you meant "m10n". There are 10 letters between m and n. (contrast i18n and l10n). Shumon Huque
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