Max TXT Size Entry in DNS

[Tristan Austin]

I asked the same thing myself but the decision isn't up to me. I'm already
putting almost identical stuff in a directory using LDAP and so it would
seem more appropriate to me, but the powers that be seem to know what
they're doing.

I don't think we would resort to changing any of the BIND code itself to get
this working.


Kevin Darcy wrote in message <3898D24D.3EB9B770 at daimlerchrysler.com>...
>At the risk of sounding snotty, do you really think DNS is suited to this
kind
>of thing? If you want a near-ubiquitous protocol which can be used for
storing
>and retrieving more-or-less arbitrary data in a hierarchical, distributed
>database, I think LDAP would probably be a much better choice. Granted,
it's
>still not quite as mature as DNS, but then if custom hacks to the DNS code
are
>required to make your application work, maturity would appear to be a moot
>point anyway...
>
>If you're determined to get this working within DNS, though, and you have
to
>hack on the code *anyway*, maybe you should consider just implementing the
>experimental SINK (Kitchen Sink) record type. See
>http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-dnsind-kitchen-sink-02.txt
>
>
>- Kevin