RFC 2606 (aka BCP 32) "Reserved Top Level DNS Names" is finally published,
after a truely gargantuan gestation period... [I believe it went through
15 revisions as an Internet Draft, many much longer than the final RFC.]
With the threat of a flood of new TLDs looming ever closer, should the Exim
documentation be rewritten to avoid all those domains ref.book, fict.film,
and so on, and use *.example instead, as this RFC recommends? As the authors
say
| Even examples used "only" in documentation can end up being coded and
| released or cause conflicts due to later real use and the possible
| acquisition of intellectual property rights in such "example" names.
One could also query the choice of IP numbers used in the Exim documentation.
I am sure it is flattering to Cambridge University to see so many references
to 131.111/16, but I am not sure it is altogether wise! Maybe it would be
better to use the RFC 1918 (BCP 5) private networks (10/8, 172.16/12, and
192.168/16) in more places.
Chris Thompson Cambridge University Computing Service,
Email: cet1@??? New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3QG,
Phone: +44 1223 334715 United Kingdom.
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