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

Mornin'

On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 09:02:50AM +0200, Katie Petrusha wrote:

> We plan to automate management of DNS delegation in the e164.arpa zone (ENUM).

good!

> nserver: [domain_name] /or/ 
> nserver: [domain_name] [ipv4_address] /or/ 
> nserver: [domain_name] [ipv6_address] 

What's the reason not to use one line per server and list all v4 an/or v6
addresses within that one line?

> If [domain_name] is followed by an IP address, it must be inside the zone 
> that is being delegated. Any level of a glue name is supported within the 
> valid domain name syntax. 

<nitpick>s/inside the zone/inside the domain</nitpick>, since one might have
a name server even in a deeper zone. _Unless_ however this was meant as a
requirement, but then I can't understand the second sentence.

> domain: example.com 
> nserver: ns1.test.net 168.0.0.1 
> nserver: ns1.test.net 0::0 
> nserver: ns1.example.com 
> nserver: ns1.d1.example.com 

That should probably read 'domain: test.net' (or better s/test/example/).

> Consequences for the delegation checks: 
> 
> DNS checks applicable to glue records will be added to the Zone Delegation 
> Checker (http://www.ripe.net/rs/reverse/delcheck/delcheck_descr.html)

Since I've not found the keyword glue on this page, could these checks be
circulated to the dns-wg in advance, please?

Thanks,
  Peter