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Jeff,

I don't think anyone doubts that you have to put IP adddresses in A records 
for DNS forward zones. What everyone doubts is that there is any linkage 
between ARIN's MANAGEMENT of ALLOCATION of IP addresses and anything related 
to forward zone management, IAHC or the rest. It doesn't matter to any debate 
on DNS names whethter you get new addresses from ARIN, RIPE, APNIC or already 
have them in hand.

For the in-addr.arpa zone, there is the necessary installation and management 
of NS records for delegation. This has worked successfully for years and no 
one that I know sees any problem with how it works.

So now that it is said, what linkage do you want to see between how ARIN does 
business and issues/changes to DNS.

Jerry