> On May 4, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Andrew Sullivan <a...@anvilwalrusden.com> wrote: > I still think that defining TLD is > useful, and I suspect in that definition we'd want to add the > sentence, "TLDs are often divided into ccTLDs and gTLDs; the division > is a matter of policy in the root zone, and beyond the scope of this > document." Or something like that. Any objection? The point of > adding this is to give people some clue about these terms when they > come across them and to indicate that it's a matter of policy and not > protocol.
This is exactly what needs to be said. I don’t think you can go further without getting lost in the weeds, and I don’t think it’s necessary— operators just need to know the distinction isn’t protocol. Suzanne _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
