[OT] NXDOMAIN sanctified in RFC (Was: [Fwd: [IP] VeriSign to revive redirect service]

Sat Oct 18 11:35:33 UTC 2003

On Thursday 16 October 2003, at 22 h 52, 
Paul Vixie <vixie at 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.