On Wed, 2021-03-17 at 16:49 -0700, Brian Dickson wrote: > > > > Finally, what about an optional field for resolver operator contact info > > > (e.g. vCard or similar), so the authority operator can follow up with a > > > human if appropriate? > > > > Interesting idea, but it leads to packet bloat caused by data which are > > unnecesary vast majority of the time. > > > > Are we (as dnsop WG) not concerned with packet bloat anymore? > > This would add data on the DNS query used for sending the report. DNS queries > are generally very limited in size, typically less than 100 octets long. > Adding something like "TYPE|LENGTH|mailto:[email protected]"; on small > query packets for reports is not likely to cause problems for anyone, > anywhere. > > So, maybe no real concern if the length is limited to some sensible value?
The reporting query comes from an IP, presumably owned by the 'failing' resolver, or some upstream of it. That IP is in a WHOIS database. Am I too optimistic when I suggest that the WHOIS database can provide the contact info? Kind regards, -- Peter van Dijk PowerDNS.COM BV - https://www.powerdns.com/ _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
