18 Oct
2003
18 Oct
'03
7:35 a.m.
On Thursday 16 October 2003, at 22 h 52, Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com> wrote:
i think i agree with where this was going, but it would be a fine thing if we all stop calling this NXDOMAIN. the proper term is RCODE 3. when you say NXDOMAIN you sound like you've only read the BIND sources and not the RFC's. NXDOMAIN is a BINDism, whereas RCODE 3 refers to the actual protocol element.
NXDOMAIN *was* a BINDism (you do not find it in RFC 1035) but it is now, not only a very common way to describe RCODE 3, but also a word you can find in RFC. Check 1536, 2136, 2308 and 2535.