[gtld-tech] URS concerns

[Michele Neylon - Blacknight]

Wasn't wildcarding expressly forbidden in the contract?

I know it referred in that context to the TLD and not a domain name, but surely the same logic applies .. 



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-----Original Message-----
From: gtld-tech-bounces at icann.org [mailto:gtld-tech-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Gavin Brown
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:07 PM
To: Kal Feher; gtld-tech at icann.org
Subject: Re: [gtld-tech] URS concerns

+1 on this.

On 14/02/2014 05:21, Kal Feher wrote:
> 3. I'd also suggest that the DNS server should not just wildcard all domain responses:
> 
> dig @207.250.29.220 a icann.org +norec ;; flags: qr aa; QUERY: 1, 
> ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;icann.org.                     IN      A
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> icann.org.              86400   IN      A       207.250.29.220
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> .                       86400   IN      NS      ns.
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns.                     86400   IN      A       207.250.29.220

Also, using an IP address in an NS record. Very poor.

G.

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