fixed rrset ordering - is this still a thing?

[Stacey Marshall]

On 29 Feb 2024, at 21:39, Ondřej Surý wrote:

> Hey,
>
> BIND 9 supports a fixed rrset ordering (that is keeping the order of the RRSets from the zone file). It has to be configured
> at the compile time, it takes more memory (to record that order) and it's a #ifdef all over the places.
>
> So, henceforth, my question - does anyone still uses that? And if yes, what are the use cases?
>
> I think BIND is the only server that actually supports this, so it doesn't feel like the DNS can't function without it.

I know that Solaris distribution enables it, but purely to be backward compatible.  With what I don't know!