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Re: Performance Issues - PTR Records


From: J <nanog () namor ca>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:58:59 -0500

PC wrote:
What happens if the ISP never defines a name server with their RIR for
their provider-independent address space?  Does ARIN point to somewhere
which supplies NXDOMAIN?  Just a thought -- I don't have a clue.

It is entirely possible they have it pointed to their non-existent or
broken DNS.  Given current best practices, I see no reason not to assign a
generic x.x.x.x-dynamic.customer.isp.com DNS across their netblock.

I think that returns SERVFAIL somewhere down the line?

Does it make sense to reinforce the behaviour (good and bad terms left for
another time), while looking forward to v6?


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