name resolution

[Colin Watson]

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 06:06:36PM +0100, Xen wrote:
> Nils Kassube schreef op 24-11-2017 8:07:
> > Xen wrote:
> > > So by all extents and purposes, you should put mDNS AFTER DNS, unless
> > > of course
> > > 
> > > YOU WANT TO EXTINGUISH THE USE OF THE LOCAL DOMAIN BY FORCIBLE
> > > MEASURES.
> > > 
> > > Which they are doing.
> > > 
> > > Not practical necessity.
> > > 
> > > Politics.
> > 
> > As I understand it, you are not supposed to use any private domain
> > names.
> 
> This is fucking bullshit of course.
> 
> I mean why don't you stop telling such things.

Is there some way in which the list moderators think that this is
compatible with the code of conduct?  I for one don't really want to
spend time reading this sort of thing.

  Be respectful

  Disagreement is no excuse for poor manners.  We work together to
  resolve conflict, assume good intentions and do our best to act in an
  empathic fashion.  We don't allow frustration to turn into a personal
  attack.  A community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is
  not a productive one.

> > If you want to avoid that the domain name of your LAN is in use or
> > gets "stolen" by someone else, you should register a domain.
> 
> Yes, you don't see the difference.
> 
> How does one, oh great Nils, register a top level domain for private use?
> 
> Tell me how an individual can register a top level domain just for him or
> herself.

Nils didn't say "top level", as far as I can see.  Perhaps they do the
same as I do and use a registered non-top-level domain for their private
network, which seems perfectly reasonable ...

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]