Not so long ago, [email protected] wrote: > 4 bits (one hex digit) is a nibble. I'm surprised the entire IPv6 > community hasn't adopted this. > > Having a term like this is important especially when considering > reverse lookups: > > $ host 2607:f2f8:a9c0::2 > 2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.c.9.a.8.f.2.f.7.0.6.2.ip6.arpa > domain name pointer jughandle.whatexit.org.
Can you even imagine trying to maintain zone files by hand in IPv6? It's almost like you'd need a cksum or something in the comments just for a sanity check. Glad I don't do DNS for a living any more! -- Joe Morris Atlanta history [email protected] http://atlhistory.com/forums _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
