TXT record

[Kenneth Porter]

On Tue, 02 Jan 2001 23:19:16 -0500, Kevin Darcy wrote:

>So if you're considering using TXT fields as a
>kind of "meta-database" within the DNS database, I'd say follow the
>received wisdom of the protocol gods and seriously consider using some
>other repository instead (not that the received wisdom is always *right*,
>of course, but it does bear serious consideration and respect). If you're
>not considering any such thing, then at least this might help explain why
>TXT records are extremely rare...

Earlier on the list I saw someone mention that hand-maintained zone
files had one benefit over DDNS: comments. I had seen the TXT records
mentioned so this made me wonder if they were suitable for storing
those comments in.

Ken
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