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  From: Darryl Ross <dross@syc.asn.au>
  To  : Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
        David Newall <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:53:51 +0930

Re: BIND 8/9 Compatibility

> > That would be terribly disappointing if it was true.  If a resolver
didn't
> > work with any rfc compliant DNS it wouldn't be a terribly useful
resolver.
>
> I didn't think of it this way initially. That is, as you say, quite
> disappointing. It's almost a MS way of doing things -- "Upgrade all your
> other programs and it'll work with our 'new' OS". Is this a diliberate
> effort on the ISC's part?

But, where do you try to stop being 'backward compatible' and introduce a
new set of functions?

Who would argue that the way MSDOS 6 treats memory (640K limit, etc) is a
majorly stupid way of doing things?? Now, who can remember why they did like
that? backward compatibility with MSDOS v0.0.0.0.0.1 or something stupid.

Sometimes you just need to start from scratch with a new system and forget
about the old one.

DR

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