[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2014-6: Remove 7.1

[Andrew Dul]

> Draft Policy ARIN-2014-6
> Remove 7.1
>
> Date: 29 January 2014
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> 7.1 attempts to assert rules on rDNS management at ARIN. It fails to
> do so because it only addresses in-addr.arpa (missing equally
> important rules in ip6.arpa). It's also not based on any RFC; it's an
> arbitrary decision made by ARIN technical staff. We should remove this
> text from policy, as it represents operational practice rather than
> ARIN number policy.
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Remove 7.1
>
> Comments:
> a.Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> b.Anything else:
>
> 7.1. Maintaining IN-ADDRs
>
> All ISPs receiving one or more distinct /16 CIDR blocks of IP
> addresses from ARIN will be responsible for maintaining all
> IN-ADDR.ARPA domain records for their respective customers. For blocks
> smaller than /16, and for the segment of larger blocks  smaller than
> /16, ARIN can maintain IN-ADDRs.
>

At this time I'm opposed to this policy.  While I agree this text is out
of date and probably should be updated.  I don't necessarily agree that
the section should just be removed.  Reverse DNS is an important part of
the services that ARIN provides to address holders.  I believe that it
is wholly appropriate for the NRMP to contain a section describing how
ARIN should implement rDNS services to address holders.

Andrew