NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/mail/uucp/2428

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From: [e-mail] (David Keegel)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Mixed format addresses
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 20:37:05 +1100
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In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Willard Dawson) writes:
>For what it's worth, I've come across the same problem, mailer software
>querying DNS on host.UUCP, on several "Internet" hosts.  If we accept
>the statement (from more than one participant on these newsgroups) that
>.UUCP is INVALID (typically shouted, as if that would make it somehow
>more logical), the Internet hosts surely have no business in querying
>DNS for that domain, yes?

I wouldn't say that ".UUCP" is invalid.  But I would agree that Internet
hosts have no business querying the DNS for whatever.uucp.

>We likely all agree on that one.  But, how do we make that information
>common knowledge?

I guessed it was common knowledge among "larger" (whatever that means)
internet sites.  Or at least the well-behaved ones.  If for no other
reason than to reduce traffic to the root nameservers (gee, wouldn't
it be nice if BIND cached negative information like "UUCP. -- unknown
domain".)

If this (not querying *.UUCP) is not well known, comp.mail[.something]
would be the appropriate forum to discuss it, surely?
Although perhaps using a different Subject might help. :-)
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