[ppml] Comments on ARIN's reverse DNS mapping policy

[cja@daydream.com]

If the policy needs updating I really hope one of you will take on the
project and submit suggested changes in the form of a policy proposal.
There are a number of us on the AC who are more than willing to help and
shepherd it through the process.  The great thing about the policy process
is that if you don't like a policy you can take action and fix/change it.

Thanks!
----Cathy

On 9/11/07, John Von Essen <john at quonix.net> wrote:
>
> Identical issues to what I am experiencing. If people look deeply enough,
> I am confident there are many Org's who operate AS's with no in-addr.arpaSOA on there DNS servers.
> If anything, can we agree on the fact the current policy is too vague. I
> had to email ARIN's hostmaster 2 or 3 times to understand it - it can be
> read many ways. And the explanation I got from hostmaster was if an AS
> properly configures at least one in-addr.arpa zone, then Arin will bless
> the entire delegation and not consider the dns server as lame. To be honest,
> I have no idea how one draws that conclusion from the wording on the policy.
>
> DNS is a standard protocol. The policy should specifically state the dns
> servers must return a valid SOA for each in-addr.arpa in their IP prefix
> that they advertise from their AS (i.e. they dont have to do it for IPs
> they dont use). If any in-addr.arpa does not return an SOA, then that AS
> is in violation, and their nameserver will be considered lame and suspect
> for removal from reverse delegation.
>
> I dont think it is a requirement that ARIN proactively seek and find AS's
> that are in violation, but it should be in the policy.
>
> Those 2 or 3 sentences are all that is needed.
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Sam Weiler wrote:
>
> dig +trace 79.114.208.in-addr.arpa.
>
>
> Thanks,
> John Von Essen
> (800) 248-1736 ext 100
> john at quonix.net
>
>
>
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