[ipv6-wg@ripe.net] Re: [dns-wg] IPv6 in .ie

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

On 08.09 09:57, Andrei Robachevsky wrote:
> But also the IANA procedure will not permit it:
> 
> "5. If the number of name servers or IP addresses in the delegation 
> exceeds eight (8), the size of responses to reasonable queries with the 
> intended delegation will be checked to ensure that such responses fit 
> into a 512 byte UDP packet. This is the standard size limitation for UDP 
> response packets for most resolving name server software on the Internet 
> today."

That is correct. It depends what a reasonable query is. If I was IANA I would
advise .ie strongly to rationalise the names in their glue to save space.

However, my point is that exceeding this limit will not cause the sky 
to fall down.

Daniel