[db-wg] Re: Proposal to change the syntax of "nserver:" attribute

On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 01:22:47PM +0200, Havard Eidnes wrote:

Dear Havard,

> it's possible that I've overlooked the real background of this
> issue, so please forgive me for asking:
> 
> > Motivation:
> >
> > We plan to automate management of DNS delegation in the
> > e164.arpa zone (ENUM). The provisioning system, with the RIPE
> > Database as a front end, must support IPv6 glue records.
> 
> While I can agree that out of completeness it is good to have the
> support for glue records in the software, I still wonder if
> anyone has specifically asked for being able to name the name
> servers for these delegation points within the delegated domain?

Yes, this feature was explicitly requested.

> This would be the only real reason for registering the glue
> information, as otherwise the glue information is not needed, and
> in fact might be extraneous information more likely to cause
> confusion and a maintenance problem than actually being helpful.
> Anyone for a "detect unneeded glue" feature? ;-)
> 
> After all, there's a strictly limited number of delegations which
> the RIPE database software needs to handle.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> - Håvard

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Katie Petrusha
RIPE NCC