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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Change checkdnsrr() $type argument behavior
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

hi Kris,

On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Kris Craig <kris.craig@gmail.com> wrote:
> Per discussion in an earlier thread.  Here's the RFC:
>
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/checkdnsrr-default-type
>
>
> Basically, this RFC seeks to make it so that PHP's checkdnsrr() function,
> which is most commonly used to see whether or not a hostname exists, no
> longer restricts itself to only MX records by default.
>
> Though the RFC itself is a no-brainer, the more difficult question is which
> solution should be implemented.  The two options currently presented are
> changing default from "MX" to "ANY", which would cause it to check all
> records and not just MX; and getting rid of the default altogether and
> making it so that the argument is required.
>
> From what I can tell, there are valid arguments to be made for both, so I
> would love to see some discussion/debate here regarding which solution
> should be implemented, as I'm currently undecided.  Also please feel free
> to point out any areas of improvement for the RFC itself.

I am not sure which problem this RFC tries to solve, do you have any
example showing the issues please?

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

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