Re: Should a nameserver know about itself?

Bill Manning <bmanning@ISI.EDU> Wed, 09 May 2001 18:41 UTC

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Subject: Re: Should a nameserver know about itself?
To: cathym@arin.net
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 11:18:01 -0700
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1010509124944.4658N-100000@ops.arin.net> from "Cathy Murphy" at May 09, 2001 01:14:40 PM
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% > If the name of the nameserver belongs to the delegated zone:
% > 
% > 3.247.212.in-addr.arpa.   NS   nameserver.3.247.212.in-addr.arpa.
% > nameserver.3.247.212.in-addr.arpa. A 1.2.3.4
% 
% Yes, I understand what a glue record is, but I don't see the likelihood of
% ICANN/IANA creating nameservers in the in-addr.arpa domain. At least, to
% date, it has not happened that I am aware. So, unless IANA does this, any
% nameservers delegated in the in-addr.arpa zone would not require glue A
% records. Theoretically possible? Yes. Rare? That implies that it happens.

	Well, it did happen in the past. It may happen in future.
	In fact, the "CNAME HACK" can be done w/ NS and A RRs.

% 
% -Cathy

--bill