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Subject: What DNS Is Not
From: abalashov at evaristesys.com (Alex Balashov)
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:56 -0500
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When I write applications that make DNS queries, I expect the request 
to turn NXDOMAIN if the host does not exist - HTTP as well as 
non-HTTP, but especially non-HTTP.

Anything else is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.  I don't understand how or 
why this could possibly be controversial.

-- 
Alex Balashov - Principal
Evariste Systems
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