[6bone] AAAA and A6 recent status?

Nicolas DEFFAYET nicolas.deffayet-extml@ndsoftwaregroup.com
Mon, 20 May 2002 15:33:31 +0200


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 6bone-admin@mailman.isi.edu 
> [mailto:6bone-admin@mailman.isi.edu] On Behalf Of Xavier Roche
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 2:42 PM
> To: 6bone@ISI.EDU
> Subject: [6bone] AAAA and A6 recent status?
> 
 
Hi,

> rfc #2874 seem to suggest that AAAA records will "soon" 
> disappear ; is the A6 record format the definitive one? If 
> the 2874 considered as 'final' standard?

I don't reply to your initial question, but i want add my comment:

Don't forget that old system will try to resolve only AAAA.
I suggest to use AAAA and A6 for each dns forward entry.

It's the same problem with .int and .arpa for reverse (PTR)...

Best Regards,

Nicolas DEFFAYET