Re: Should a nameserver know about itself?

[Olaf Kolkman]

Hi Bruce,

 Bruce Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
 * 
 * For those that aren't familar with our DNS operations, we manage in an
 * automated fashion the reverse delegations for the Asia Pacific Region.
 * 

I know :-)


 * Is the assumption that a nameserver should have information about itself
 * correct?
 * 


No, a nameserver can have a name or an address that is in a zone for
which it is not authoritative.  In other words the place where zone
data is published is independent from the zone data itself.


--Olaf


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