Op 23-02-15 om 15:15 schreef Ray Bellis: > >> On 23 Feb 2015, at 14:06, Willem Toorop <wil...@nlnetlabs.nl> wrote: >> >> Maybe this document can give a decisive answer on the expansion of AXFR >> as well? In the RFC Editor Abbreviations List ( >> https://ftp.rfc-editor.org/rfc-style-guide/abbrev.expansion.txt ), this >> is expanded as either - Asynchronous Full Transfer (AXFR) or >> - Authoritative Transfer or >> - full zone transfer (AXFR) (RFC 6168) >> > > Where on earth did "Asynchronous" come from in that first expansion?!
Who knows, but it appears frequently used like this outside the IETF (google yourself). It made me wonder what is cause and what is consequence. Is it in the rfc style guide because it is used so frequently? Or is it used like this because it is in the style guide? > It's not mentioned anywhere in 1034 or 1035 Neither is authoritative transfer... ...but mention frequently like this in other rfcs yes. -- Willem _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
