At 06:58 PM 11/10/98 -0500, Jeff Mcadams wrote:
An _address_allocation_ that small just doesn't require that level of public contact visibility."
Here I disagree. As I (and others have pointed out) there are people with /32's that have just as much administrative control over their IP "space" as someone with a /25 might have. I have *several* customers, and we're not all that big of an ISP, that have *full* administrative control over their IP space with the one exception of reverse lookups.
I was quoting someone else and merely replaced the word "network" with "address_allocation." Why don't they have reverse lookups? in-addr.arpa records control is the only reason I care about having address space under my maintainer ID to start with. ------- John Fraizer | __ _ The System Administrator | / / (_)__ __ ____ __ | The choice mailto:John.Fraizer@EnterZone.Net | / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / | of a GNU http://www.EnterZone.Net/ | /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ | Generation A 486 is a terrible thing to waste...
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At 06:58 PM 11/10/98 -0500, Jeff Mcadams wrote:
Here I disagree. As I (and others have pointed out) there are people with /32's that have just as much administrative control over their IP "space" as someone with a /25 might have. I have *several* customers, and we're not all that big of an ISP, that have *full* administrative control over their IP space with the one exception of reverse lookups.
I was quoting someone else and merely replaced the word "network" with "address_allocation."
OK, but I still disagree, even with the revised statement. :)
Why don't they have reverse lookups? in-addr.arpa records control is the only reason I care about having address space under my maintainer ID to start with.
Mostly because reverse lookups for blocks longer than /24's is still a hassle...it can be done, but is still a hassle...oh...and some things still break with CNAME -> PTR (a recent discussion on BUGTRAQ illuminates one) -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456
Jeff Mcadams wrote:
Mostly because reverse lookups for blocks longer than /24's is still a hassle...it can be done, but is still a hassle...oh...and some things still break with CNAME -> PTR (a recent discussion on BUGTRAQ illuminates one)
I delegate the reverse lookups when requested, though few do so. I have a /28 at home and I have done the delegation. And I did it without using the CNAME trick. I find it less confusing, although more stuff to type. At least things don't break. -- -- *-----------------------------* Phil Howard KA9WGN * -- -- | Inturnet, Inc. | Director of Internet Services | -- -- | Business Internet Solutions | eng at intur.net | -- -- *-----------------------------* philh at intur.net * --
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