@@ -83,24 +83,25 @@ message Message {
8383 // further recursion.
8484
8585 enum Type {
86- // AUTH_QUERY is a DNS query message received from a recursive
87- // server by an authoritative name server, from the perspective of
88- // the authorative name server.
86+ // AUTH_QUERY is a DNS query message received from a resolver by an
87+ // authoritative name server, from the perspective of the authorative
88+ // name server.
8989 AUTH_QUERY = 1 ;
9090
91- // AUTH_RESPONSE is a DNS response message sent from an
92- // authoritative name server to a recursive server , from the
93- // perspective of the authoritative name server.
91+ // AUTH_RESPONSE is a DNS response message sent from an authoritative
92+ // name server to a resolver , from the perspective of the authoritative
93+ // name server.
9494 AUTH_RESPONSE = 2 ;
9595
96- // RESOLVER_QUERY is a DNS query message sent from a recursive
97- // server to an authoritative name server, from the perspective of
98- // the recursive server.
96+ // RESOLVER_QUERY is a DNS query message sent from a resolver to an
97+ // authoritative name server, from the perspective of the resolver.
98+ // Resolvers typically clear the RD (recursion desired) bit when
99+ // sending queries.
99100 RESOLVER_QUERY = 3 ;
100101
101102 // RESOLVER_RESPONSE is a DNS response message received from an
102- // authoritative name server by a recursive server , from the
103- // perspective of the recursive server .
103+ // authoritative name server by a resolver , from the perspective of
104+ // the resolver .
104105 RESOLVER_RESPONSE = 4 ;
105106
106107 // CLIENT_QUERY is a DNS query message sent from a client to a DNS
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ message Message {
113114 CLIENT_QUERY = 5 ;
114115
115116 // CLIENT_RESPONSE is a DNS response message sent from a DNS server to
116- // a client. The DNS server typically sets the RA (recursion available)
117- // bit when responding.
117+ // a client, from the perspective of the DNS server. The DNS server
118+ // typically sets the RA (recursion available) bit when responding.
118119 CLIENT_RESPONSE = 6 ;
119120
120121 // FORWARDER_QUERY is a DNS query message sent from a downstream DNS
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