[bind10-dev] Zone loading requirements, take 1

[Evan Hunt]

> of course, if you don't provide an zone name, and don't start out with
> the SOA, another question would be 'What apex?'

Don't you generally know the zone origin before loading?  This is a
legal zonefile, for instance (it's specified in an RFC, even!):

  @ 86400 IN SOA @ . 0 28800 7200 604800 86400
  @ 0 IN NS @

> half-related; if we *write* zone files, I think we should start out
> with the SOA :)

Definitely.  Principle of least astonishment, if nothing else.

                                        eh