[6bone] 6bone pTLA 3FFE:4009::/32 allocated to VERAT

Nicolas DEFFAYET nicolas.deffayet-extml@ndsoftwaregroup.com
Wed, 22 May 2002 21:31:41 +0200


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 6bone-admin@mailman.isi.edu 
> [mailto:6bone-admin@mailman.isi.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Kjorling
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:01 PM
> To: 6bone
> Subject: Re: [6bone] 6bone pTLA 3FFE:4009::/32 allocated to VERAT
> 
> On May 22 2002 09:13 -0700, Bill Manning wrote:
> 
> >  until then....
> >
> > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > ;9.0.0.4.e.f.f.3.ip6.int.       IN      NS
> >
> > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > 9.0.0.4.e.f.f.3.ip6.int. 86400  IN      NS      noserver.
> 
> Wouldn't it be better to simply not put in any delegation 
> information? That would give a quick NXDOMAIN response, 
> instead of the resolver having to go off and ask the root 
> servers about "noserver", only to find out it doesn't exist.
> 
> Granted, negative caching will mitigate this problem, but why 
> put unnecessary load on the root servers when it can be avoided?
> 
> Also I'm not sure how exactly a NS pointing to a non-existent 
> RR is handled. NXDOMAIN, or SERVFAIL?
> 
> Might have to check, just for the heck of it...

I think that it's a good idea to ask for nameservers in pTLA request.

It's plained to do stats on nameserver of pTLA like the RIPE ?
(http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/stats/revdns/index.html)

Best Regards,

Nicolas DEFFAYET