[nsd-users] enable-minimal-responses

Peter Koch pk at denic.de
Mon Nov 28 10:32:53 UTC 2011


On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:12:59AM +0100, Matthijs Mekking wrote:

> Looks correct to me: by enabling minimal responses, we change the
> behavior of NSD slightly. A resolver may expect the optional NS RRsets
> and, but not having them in the response should not trouble the
> resolver. In my opinion, this biggest risk is not a big risk at all.
> 
> I am not aware of any other issues that you should take into considerations.

swarm effects.  While 'minimal responses' may be within the protocol
boundaries, the change limits the weight of the authoritative NS RRSet
compared to that in the delegation.

-Peter



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