On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net> wrote:

FWIW I think its relevant.

In case it wasn't clear from my earlier mail: Me too. W

I remember the debate(s) in the older informal RSSAC caucus and it pretty much came down to 'useful but not obligatory' with the usual debate between benefits when things are going wrong, vs risks of take-down one-by-one when the bad people work out where the smaller nodes are.

A lot of the discussion back in those days appeared to revolve around finding language to 'recommend' things without appearing to imply anything was mandated or required or had contractual force. I don't know if we're in a world where that kind of thing matters any more for this group but I'd prefer those questions are distinct from the utility question:

Is it useful to ask roots to implement a mechanism to identify which node answers a query?

I think it is. I appreciate other people may put stronger weight on the risk side, but I think its useful.

-G

-- I don't think the execution is relevant when it was obviously a bad idea in the first place. This is like putting rabid weasels in your pants, and later expressing regret at having chosen those particular rabid weasels and that pair of pants. ---maf