RR and rrset

[Brad Knowles]

At 9:43 AM -0700 4/7/01, Paul Vixie wrote:

>  By "indivisible" I mean that nothing smaller is ever done.  You can change
>  (or add or delete) a single RR but you always transfer (either in a zone
>  transfer or a query or an update) whole RRsets.

	This is the simplest and clearest description I've ever seen. 
I've read through _DNS & BIND_ (all three editions, so far) I don't 
know how many times, and I do not ever recall reading such a clear 
and easy description to understand for this issue.

	I'm embarrassed to admit it, but as long as I've been in this 
business, I feel that I've never truly understood the difference 
between RRs and RRsets -- until now.


	Thanks, Paul!

-- 
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles at skynet.be>

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