Re: Last Call: 'Linklocal Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR)' to Proposed Standard

[Peter Dambier <peter at peter-dambier.de>]

Yes, that is exactly what our unvolontary experiment has shown.
And it makes 25% of our root server traffic. It is stealing resources
from us. That is why we consider this protocol harmful to the
internet society.

Kind regards,
Peter and Karin


Stuart Cheshire wrote:
> > As I understand it, one of three things will happen:
> >
> > (1) If the system implements mDNS, the .local domain is treated 
> > specially, so this just goes out as a link-local request.
> >
> > (2) If the system implements LLMNR, there will first be a global DNS 
> > lookup for "twiki.local", which will fail.  Then, a link-local name 
> > request will be tried.
> >
> > (3) If the system doesn't implement any link-local name resolution, 
> > there will be a global lookup for "twiki.local" which will fail.
> >
> > So, if people use .local domains on systems that implement LLMNR 
> > instead of mDNS, this can result in lookups for .local in the global 
> > DNS.
> >
> > But, given that choices (2) and (3) involve the same interaction with 
> > the DNS, I'm not sure how one can argue that LLMNR makes things any 
> > worse than things would be without it.  Perhaps you could argue that 
> > mDNS makes things better, but that is only true for this one 
> > non-existent TLD -- all three systems would generate a bogus global 
> > DNS query if I did a DNS lookup for "isoc.frog".
> >
> > Margaret
>
>
> There's one other relevant difference to note here: If you do a DNS 
> lookup for "isoc.frog" you generate a bogus global DNS query. This is 
> true. But... do you habitually do DNS lookups for "isoc.frog"?
>
> Well, in case 1 (mDNS), no, because it won't return a useful result, so 
> why keep doing it?
>
> In case 3 (conventional DNS), no, because it won't return a useful 
> result, so why keep doing it?
>
> In case 2 (LLMNR) the answer is yes, all the time, if you chose to call 
> your printer "isoc.frog", which LLMNR allows and encourages.
>
> Stuart Cheshire <cheshire at apple.com>
>  * Wizard Without Portfolio, Apple Computer, Inc.
>  * www.stuartcheshire.org

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