[ppml] ARIN commments regarding Lame Delegation Policy

Thanks for that feedback, Leslie.

Based on this assessment, I believe that John's policy proposal should 
be transitioned over to the ACSP, rather than being adopted through the 
policy process.  As a suggested change to operational procedure, I think 
I would support John's proposed changes.  I'm still undecided on whether 
to support Owen's proposal to remove section 7, but at least would not 
oppose it...

-Scott

Member Services wrote:
> Hi Owen-
>
> Yes, ARIN would be able to continue to actively test for lameness in the 
> reverse DNS zones if section 7 were to be removed from the NRPM.  This 
> is because the community has clearly expressed its interest in having 
> ARIN identify and remedy lame IN-ADDR.ARPA delegations for address 
> blocks that it administers.  In fact, additional community input on the 
> lameness testing has come in just recently through the ARIN Consultation 
> and Suggestion Process.  Had the ACSP been in place previously, we feel 
> that lame delegations would likely have been addressed through that 
> process as an operational issue rather than a policy issue.
>
> Regards,
>
> Leslie Nobile
> Director, Registration Services
> American Registry for Internet Numbers
>
>
> Owen DeLong wrote:
>   
>> Nate,
>>     Could you clarify if you feel that ARIN would be unable to continue  
>> this
>> function if section 7 were deleted?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Owen
>>
>> On Sep 14, 2007, at 7:11 AM, Member Services wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> The following comments are being provided in response to recent
>>> discussions and questions raised on the ppml.
>>>
>>> ARIN has implemented the methodology for identifying lameness as
>>> described at:
>>>
>>>       http://www.arin.net/reference/lame_delegations.html
>>>
>>> Using the 208.114.64.0/19 example posted on ppml, each name server  would
>>> be tested for all 32 reverse zones.  A name server would be deemed  lame
>>> only when all zones fail. If one or more of the reverse zones in  the /19
>>> is configured properly for a given name server, the name server
>>> delegation for that /19 would be declared 'good'.
>>>
>>> With regard to lame delegations reported to ARIN by third parties,  ARIN
>>> will not respond to requests to remove these delegations without
>>> exercising the procedure adopted to implement the lame delegation  
>>> policy.
>>>
>>> ARIN staff believes the current policy, as ratified, provides  sufficient
>>> direction for lame delegations to be cleaned up.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Nate Davis
>>> Chief Operations Officer
>>> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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