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From: jeff@crash.cts.com (Jeff Makey)
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Subject: Re: Proposed extensions to MX records.
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Date: 2 Apr 91 07:29:58 GMT
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In article <91Mar28.233847est.6186@neat.cs.toronto.edu> rayan@cs.toronto.edu (Rayan Zachariassen) writes:
>The arguments for MX records requiring this can also be applied to A records,
>NS rrs, and probably more.  Instead of a special-purpose additional RR,
>how about a proposal for generic context-sensitivity in the DNS?  Generalize...

I agree.  The DNS was conceived and implemented as a global database, but
we now see that that was not quite the best idea.  We now need some
sort of access controls to provide different answers to DNS queries
depending upon who is asking the question.  Neil's article should give
us a good basis for designing such controls.

                            :: Jeff Makey

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