> On Mar 15, 2004, at 12:57 AM, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>
> > Thus spake "Brian E Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Margaret Wasserman wrote:
> >> ...
> >>> SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES:
> >>>
> >>> (1) This draft doesn't mention the reverse DNS tree. Is it expected
> > that
> >>> whatever registry assigns these values will also populate the
> > reverse
> >>> DNS tree? Or not?
> >>
> >> I think it is better to leave this question for a separate document
> >> (which
> >> certainly needs to be written). I don't think we should delay the
> >> present
> >> document for this.
> >
> > I think this revolves around a basic question of whether information
> > about
> > centrally-assigned local prefixes should be available to third
> > parties. If
> > so -- and that is my preference -- then WHOIS information should be
> > provided
> > and DNS delegations should be available, though not mandatory.
> > Optional
> > global DNS delegations may be beneficial to those using local
> > addresses to
> > communicate privately between organizations because it can remove the
> > need
> > for split DNS.
>
> I too would like to see the reverse tree DNS being delegated. However,
> as there is no
> structure, the entire /8 to /48 address space would have to be within
> one single zone...
> I'm afraid we are going to create a monster zone that will be very
> difficult to sign with DNSsec.
No it doesn't have to be within one zone. You can split
the namespace between as many zones / servers as are required
to make the job managable.
How this is done really should be left to the authority
which is managing the space.
> - Alain.
>
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