<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html">http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>--jm<br><br>On 21/09/2012, at 12:47 PM, Lloyd Wood <<a href="mailto:lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk">lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><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><a href="mailto:lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk">lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><a href="http://sat-net.com/L.Wood">http://sat-net.com/L.Wood</a><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 <<a href="mailto:gdt@gdt.id.au">gdt@gdt.id.au</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Lloyd Wood <<a href="mailto:lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk">lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk</a>> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> hannah commodore <<a href="mailto:hannah@tinfoilhat.net">hannah@tinfoilhat.net</a>>; "<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a>"
<<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a>> <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></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>AusNOG mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>