[dns-operations] Unpublished IP addresses for Google Public DNS

[Mark Andrews]

In message <b1f14908-cf98-5aae-8ccd-c7512c282497 at tnetconsulting.net>, Grant Tay
lor writes:
>
> On 10/19/2017 05:52 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
> > It also returns NXDOMAIN for any other type.  Fumble finger your
> > test query and it won't work through a cache for 60 more seconds.
>
> Oops!
>
> > Why does Google consistently deploy servers that DO NOT FOLLOW THE
> > RFCs?  Answers from their servers should be consistent.  It make
> > debugging issues harder when they are not.  If forces other recursive
> > server vendors it install hacks to work around the lack of protocol
> > compliance in Googles servers.
>
> Would I be correct in assuming that Google (et al) should be returning
> NODATA for non-TXT records?

yes.
 
> > Note: Google is not alone in doing this sort of thing.
> :-(
>
>
>
> --
> Grant. . . .
> unix || die

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