Hi Lee!
---> It will be mandatory that a registry ID is included in all requests for reverse delegation, as is currently the case for requests to <hostmaster@ripe.net>. We will require that all requests come from an LIR receiving service (i.e. paying for services), and that the requester is one of the registry contact people/ contact role-account.
+ resource efficient. We only deal with people who are experienced in the reverse delegation procedure and aware of the RIPE NCC and RIPE DB procedures in general -> minimal time explaining procedure and general registry system concepts. Currently we spend much time dealing with inexperienced end-users who will set up only one or a few zones and therefore do not spend the time to become knowledgable concerning the procedures.
+ fair to paying members. We do not spend time guiding people who do not contribute to the costs.
My 1st reaction: this requires a bit more thinking - the people (individuals) running the address assignment business are not necessarily the same persons which deal with DNS. Maybe they should, or the DNs folks should be added to the LIR contacts just for that purpose, but this requires a reality check and procedure review, I suppose? - between the lines, also, this states that users of address space obtained from LIRs which have been closed for one reason or another cannot get RevDNS services set up and/or changed - unless you provide some loopholes. I don't have an opinion about good/bad, it's just an observation.
- for requests involving large numbers of zones lots of domain objects will be needed. We'll lessen this by making possible a shorthand domain object like this:
domain: x-y.w.z.in-addr.arpa
This will result in all reverse zones x-y being delegated (upon success), and x-y domain objects being entered in the database. This option will only be possible for corresponding address space which is occupied by a single inetnum object, to reduce the possibilty of misuse/mistakes.
Uhh, ohh, this might be a non-starter (the single inetnum object, not the idea in itself). I like the intent, but again this requires a review of other procedures (or customs) in some places. Wilfried. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfried Woeber : e-mail: Woeber@CC.UniVie.ac.at Computer Center - ACOnet : Tel: +43 1 4277 - 140 33 Vienna University : Fax: +43 1 4277 - 9 140 Universitaetsstrasse 7 : RIPE-DB (&NIC) Handle: WW144 A-1010 Vienna, Austria, Europe : PGP public key ID 0xF0ACB369 __________________________________________________________________________