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- From: a20@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Marten Terpstra)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
- Subject: Re: Why no MX records for .BITNET hosts?
- Message-ID: <2123@nikhefh.nikhef.nl>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 12:50:44 GMT
- References: <NELSON.92Dec25002433@cheetah.clarkson.edu> <VIXIE.92Dec26031209@cognition.pa.dec.com>
- Reply-To: marten@ripe.net
- Organization: RIPE Network Coordination Centre
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- In article <VIXIE.92Dec26031209@cognition.pa.dec.com> vixie@pa.dec.com (Paul A Vixie) writes:
- >> So why not have MX records whose preference value is based on the number
- >> of hops from the gateway machines?
- >
- >If the new GSI NIC is willing to entertain a .BITNET domain, this could
- >be made a lot easier on everyone. Likewise a .UUCP domain. I will
- >personally guarantee primary and secondary nameservers for each of them.
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- Slight correction, it is not the NIC who decides on top level domains only,
- IANA has a big word in this ... The NIC may or may not change, IANA does not.
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- -Marten
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