RE: [idn] Debunking the ACE myth

[<lucid@epa.secret.org>]

Actually, I should have been more clear.
There are currently three major versions of BIND
in common usage. 4.x, 8.x, and 9.1.x None of which
will be patched for new features. The 9.x series is still under
evaluation at several ISPs that I know of. If there are features that
need to go into the DNS server, I would think the best time to get them
in is now, before upgrades to 9.x have been completed. The security issue
will just push things forward, the real issue is 9.x is on the upgrade
schedule.

-Bill

On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, John C Klensin wrote:
> In general, anything that requires ISPs to make changes to
> servers that impact all of their users or customers (and, if
> they are in the hosting business, customers of their customers)
> is going to be deployed when it is clearly in the ISP's business
> interests, and/or after very careful and leisurely testing, or
> never.
>
> If you want fast deployment, select something that doesn't
> require ISPs to make changes.  There may be fewer of them than
> there are end users, but the latter can much more easily decide
> to install software upgrades that meet their particular
> perceived needs.  And don't depend on tricking the ISPs into
> installing something -- the good ones are hard to trick and they
> collectively represent a very large portion of the marketplace.
>
>     john
>
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