<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br>No, my point is that if software using dns insisted on the trailing dot for root domains, <br>a class of security holes would be avoided and spoofing behaviours would be prevented.<br><br>Getting
a security certificate from a top-level domain where the trailing
period is not used seems to be missing the point somewhat.</div><div> <br>My point is unrelated to ICANN's rampant commercialism and its general 'stewardship' behaviour.<br></div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Lloyd Wood<br>lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk<br>http://sat-net.com/L.Wood<br><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Glen Turner <gdt@gdt.id.au><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Lloyd Wood <lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> hannah commodore <hannah@tinfoilhat.net>; "ausnog@ausnog.net"
<ausnog@ausnog.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 21 September 2012, 11:23<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [AusNOG] [Fwd: [dns-operations] dotless domains]<br> </font> </div> <br><br>On 21/09/2012, at 9:46 AM, Lloyd Wood <<a ymailto="mailto:lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk">lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br>> If the trailing dot indicating 'root server' after the top level-domain was universally enforced and used, distinguishing between local servers in your domain and global domains would be a non-problem.<br><br>So your recommendation is that millions of people should change their behaviour so that a few hundred wealthy corporations can advertise more effectively. Hmmm.<br><br>- Glen<br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>