Why forwarding is a Bad Thing

Jim Reid jim at rfc1035.com
Thu Mar 22 19:04:15 UTC 2001


>>>>> "Brad" == Brad Knowles <brad.knowles at skynet.be> writes:

    Brad> 	One further question I forgot to ask -- would you
    Brad> place the use of forwarding in the same category as using
    Brad> wildcard records, especially wildcard MX records?

Yes. Absolutely. The two things are equally evil and cause comparable
amounts of trouble IMO. And as you know, there are some times when
wilcarding is the only option, disgusting and as dangerous as it
undoubtedly is. And those who play with such things should know what
they are doing.


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