ICANN/GNSO GNSO Email List Archives

[ga]


<<< Chronological Index >>>    <<< Thread Index >>>

Re: [ga] .et wildcarded

  • To: ga <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [ga] .et wildcarded
  • From: jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:15:22 -0600 (GMT-06:00)

david and all,

  If the zone cannot be found that the DNS for that zone
is misconfigured.  It should therefore be reported to
the proper authorities and a potential scam site along
with the appropriate information including IP address.
Check out IC3.gov for further information.  Do your homework
first and provide all relitive specific information you can
glean.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "TLDA Member (David Scott)" <tlda@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Nov 18, 2007 10:47 PM
>To: ga <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [ga] .et wildcarded
>
>
>So in theory, would it be good practice, to wildcard to an A / AAA record
>and have a no website at this name.
>
>Then would everything get a resolve, and a response, overall reducing 
>the bouncing DNS lookup?
>
>Although the problem, I see is the TLD's that are not resolved due to 
>the lack of knowledge in the ICANN circle.
>
>What good is a wildcard if the zone can not be found?
>
>David Scott            ucann2.org
>UCANN2 - see the world's network
>
>       Mobile  ::  +1-404-642-8161
>       Office  ::  +1-770-267-4361 
>
>
>
>JFC Morfin wrote:
>>
>> At 03:17 19/11/2007, Joe Baptista wrote:
>>> Wildcards in fact are a good thing from the dns perspective.  They 
>>> reduce overall traffic to the zone.
>>
>> Very good point.
>> jfc
>>

Regards,

Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
   Abraham Lincoln

"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very
often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt

"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability
depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
===============================================================
Updated 1/26/04
CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of
Information Network Eng.  INEG. INC.
ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 214-244-4827





<<< Chronological Index >>>    <<< Thread Index >>>