Re: (*F) Re: USAC and SPIN

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

On Mon, Jun 01, 1998 at 09:23:38AM -0500, Jim Fleming wrote:
> On Monday, June 01, 1998 4:18 AM, James Rishaw[SMTP:jamie () dilbert ais net] 
> 3. I often wonder if people that configure routers know how routing 
> *should* work.
>       Do people that drive cars know how cars work ? Do they care ?
>
> Maybe we should create a Top Level Domain named .SPIN. That
> TLD could be used to register the free SPIN numbers at the second level.
> For example, Bell Atlantic might have 143001398.SPIN for Pennsylvania.
> A TXT Record could be included in the DNS to contain the name
> "Pennsylvania" for the SPIN number.
>
> After registering a SPIN number, an ISP could add A records for their
> ASNs and OUI information. Since an A record is a general purpose
> container for 32 bit quantities, a single A record can be used to hold
> an ASN in the low 16 bits. Another A record can hold the 24 bit OUI
> in the low 24 bits. With this, the following DNS entries would return
> A records:
>
>       ASN.143001398.SPIN
>       OUI.143001398.SPIN

        Even *fewer* people understand how dns works, nor can configure
it properly.  This is easy to tell, log lame delegations on your
nameserver.  Or log the "invalid" hostnames stuff, folks with _/, etc..
in their dns entries.

        - Jared