Dave Crocker wrote:
Keith Moore wrote:Dave Crocker wrote:the usual reason is that there's a disconnect between the domain name and the host or the app. the host owner doesn't control the DNS zone for his host. instead, it's under the control of a network admin somewhere. this leads to any number of failures, e.g. there is no stable name that is bound to the host, or the name-to-address bindings can't be maintained in an up-to-date fashion.Why isn't a Domain Name sufficient to the purpose you have in mind?That implies a considerable number of assertions about the alternative that were not stated.This realm is marked by massive leaps of unstated requirements faith, ten which to result in talking past each other.That's why I asked Stephane to clarify exactly what requirements he is trying to satisfy.The rest of us would merely be guessing.
well, I generally think that IETF exists to solve general problems, rather than an individual's specific problems.
Keith