[bind10-dev] Non-absolute names for $ORIGIN

[Peter Koch]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:46:11AM +0100, Michal 'vorner' Vaner wrote:

> So, we could do three things:
>  * Consider the name absolute, even if it doesn't end with dot.

please don't, it would violate RFC 1034, section 5.

>  * Fail if we see a name that does not end with dot.

That's not justified by RFC 1034, either.

>  * Warn if we see a name that does not end with dot (I'd personally prefer this,
>    if we consider the issue important enough to care, as it preserves backward
>    compatibility, but it still tells the admin something may be wrong and how to
>    fix it).

Could live with that.  The only real error case mentioned in RFC 1034 is a
'relative name' without a valid current origin, regardless of where that
relative name occurs.

-Peter, whose bikeshed is purple