Upcoming change to SOA values in .com and .net zones

Thu Jan 8 16:44:18 UTC 2004

Owen DeLong wrote:

> 5 Eventually, the fact that this didn't matter was pointed out by
> some.
> 
> I don't see any real reason for Verisign to do this, other than 
> possibly some lazy coding in automation tools (that SN is slightly
> easier to use as a timestamp in automation than one that is the
> encoded date).  It doesn't provide the functionality they are
> striving for.
> 
> However, I don't see any meaningful reason for them not to do this either.

I am a (currently unemployed) mouse.  I worry when the cat announces
changes that the cat says are of no interest to mice.

I worry especially when I can not clearly see a benifit to either cat
or mice.