Re: DNS

[Brian Candler <B.Candler at pobox.com>]

On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 01:35:03PM +0300, ksemat at eahd.or.ug wrote:
> > I am not in charge of sauron deathstar or dar1 I just have three IPs
> from them I already do have what you've pointed out above i.e
> in the zone file I do have
> 208 IN PTR eahd.or.ug.
> 164 IN PTR wawa.eahd.or.ug.
> 178 IN PTR ns.schoolnet.sc.ug.

In _which_ zone file? You should not have _any_ zone file for
132.129.216.in-addr.arpa (it's delegated to your ISP, not to you)

The only exception is if you wish to run a hidden secondary for this zone,
but as I say, I don't recommend this.

> But Someone confused me once with some kind of statement saying that to
> run a nameserver I should be authoritative for the reverse zone for that
> IP. That not being authoritative for it may bring me some problems Is
> there anything to this? 

It's incorrect advice. For example, at Telinco (where I work) the 212.1.130
network hosts customers' own boxes. Many customers are running nameservers
without problems, but none of them control the 130.1.212.in-addr.arpa domain
(we do).

Best wishes,

Brian.

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