Re: draft-ymbk-6to4-arpa-delegation-00.txt

[Pekka Savola <[e-mail]>]

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Alain Durand wrote:
> >[ v6ops removed from cc: ]
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have some comments about section 3.1 "6to4 NS records derived
> >>from IPv4 NS records" when 6to4 is deployed by end users.
> >>Who is going to get the delegation: the ISP or the end customers?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >as far down the tree as it can go.  and note that the current
> >version
> >  <http://psg.com/~randy/draft-ymbk-6to4-arpa-delegation-00.html>
> >makes this a bit clearer.
> >  
> >
>  > Under the described method, the holders of IPv4 address space can 
> request the delegation
>  > of a sub-zone in the 2.0.0.2.ip6.arpa DNS tree to the parties from 
> which they obtained
>  > that IPv4 address space, following the mapping of IPv4 delegations.
>  > This sub-zone can then be populated by the entity deploying the 6to4 
> infrastructure.
> 
> 
> ==> This last sentence is where the problem is.
> The "entity deploying the 6to4 infrastructure" is not necessarily
> the one who manages the delegation. See my previous example
> of end-user customer.

Totally agree.  Therefore depending on the full v4 delegation path would 
appear to be useless (and even worse -- if there are only 0.01% of sites 
where actually any records will be found).

More analysis is needed before going down this path..

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords

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