[GNUnet-SVN] [lsd0001] branch master updated: English

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     new 2615f28  English
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commit 2615f2816f19c64221eec733155ef616cbfdb5b4
Author: Christian Grothoff <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Fri Oct 4 11:58:33 2019 +0200

    English
---
 draft-schanzen-gns.xml | 20 +++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/draft-schanzen-gns.xml b/draft-schanzen-gns.xml
index 78e97a2..74b2004 100644
--- a/draft-schanzen-gns.xml
+++ b/draft-schanzen-gns.xml
@@ -273,14 +273,20 @@
 <section anchor="gnsrecords_box" numbered="true" toc="default">
   <name>BOX</name>
   <t>
-    Record type used to box up SRV and TLSA records.  For example, a
-    TLSA record for "_https._tcp.foo.gnu" will be stored under
-    "foo.gnu" as a BOX record with service 443 (https) and protocol 6
+    In GNS, every "." in a name delegates to another zone, and
+    GNS lookups are expected to return all of the required useful
+    information in one record set.  This is incompatible with the
+    special labels used by DNS for SRV and TLSA records.  Thus, GNS
+    defines the BOX record format to box up SRV and TLSA records and
+    include them in the record set of the label they are associated
+    with.  For example, a
+    TLSA record for "_https._tcp.foo.gnu" will be stored in the record set of
+    "foo.gnu" as a BOX record with service (SVC) 443 (https) and protocol 
(PROTO) 6
     (tcp) and record_type "TLSA".  When a BOX record is received, a GNS 
resolver
-    must unbox it if the name contained "_SERVICE._PROTO", otherwise it is
-    left untouched.  This is done to ensure that TLSA (and SRV)
-    records do not require a separate network request, thus making TLSA
-    records inseparable from the corresponding A/AAAA/VPN/etc. records.
+    must unbox it if the name to be resolved continues with "_SERVICE._PROTO",
+    otherwise it is to be left untouched.  This way, TLSA (and SRV)
+    records do not require a separate network request, and TLSA
+    records become inseparable from the corresponding address records.
     A BOX DATA entry has the following format:</t>
   <figure anchor="figure_boxrecord">
     <artwork name="" type="" align="left" alt=""><![CDATA[

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