[dns-wg] WG Agenda for RIPE50

>>>>> "Roy" == Roy Arends <roy at dnss.ec> writes:

    Roy> The term "GLUE RECORDS" is defined in rfc-1033 (yeah, dusted
    Roy> off):

    Roy>    If the name server host for a particular domain is itself
    Roy> inside the domain, then a 'glue' record will be needed.  A
    Roy> glue record is an A (address) RR that specifies the address
    Roy> of the server.  Glue records are only needed in the server
    Roy> delegating the domain, not in the domain itself.

As well as being illegal evidence -- thanks Peter! -- the last
sentence above is ambiguous. It can be interpreted as implying the
glue record in the parent means the child doesn't have to have an
A (or AAAA) record for the name server.

    Roy> in-bailiwick glue is a pleonasm while out-of-bailiwick glue
    Roy> is an oxymoron.

The terminology may not be defined clearly. However the concept of
out-of-bailiwick glue is something we all understand.