RE: translator friendly DNS Proxy

["Dan Wing" <dwing@cisco.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-v6ops@ops.ietf.org 
> [mailto:owner-v6ops@ops.ietf.org] On Behalf Of 
> Masahito.Endou@jp.yokogawa.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:35 AM
> To: v6ops@ops.ietf.org
> Subject: translator friendly DNS Proxy
> 
> Hi, all
> 
> I submitted this document.
> 
> In this document, I proposed DNS proxy that is separated from NAT-PT.
> This document describes about relationship DNS proxy and sNATPT[1].
> I think that this DNS proxy can collabolate with other 
> translation technologies.
> 
> I know that this working group isn't appropriate to discuss 
> such kind items,
> but I informed this document bacause many people that are 
> interested in subscribed this mailing list.
> And, if there is more suitable working group to discuss it, 
> please tell me that.

The Behave working group would be best,
<http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/behave-charter.html>.  I just forwarded
your announcement to the Behave mailing list.

> [1] sNATPT: Miyata, H., "Simplified Network Address 
> Translation - Protocol Translation"
>                    draft-miyata-v6ops-snatpt-00

I read your draft, and it seems like the Translator Interface
is the key -- it is the interface between the DNS Proxy (which
synthesizes AAAA records) you describe, and the NAT-PT itself
(which NATs between v6 and v4).  

Do I understand correctly?

-d


> Thanks your comments.
> Best Regards,
> 
> --------------------------
> A new version of I-D, draft-endo-v6ops-dnsproxy-00.txt has 
> been successfuly submitted by Masahito Endo and posted to the 
> IETF repository.
> 
> Filename:        draft-endo-v6ops-dnsproxy
> Revision:        00
> Title:           Translator Friendly DNS Proxy
> Creation_date:   2008-08-07
> WG ID:           Independent Submission
> Number_of_pages: 24
> 
> Abstract:
> This document describes the DNS Proxy that is separated from 
> NAT-PT [RFC2766].  NAT-PT was designed to work with DNS 
> Application Level Gateway.  However [RFC4966] pointed out DNS 
> related issues, and [RFC2766] was changed to historical 
> state.  This document attempts to DNS Proxy specification, 
> removing dependency on NAT-PT as well as resolving problems 
> pointed in [RFC4966].
> 
> // masaxmasa
>