[members-discuss] Reverse DNS issue - zone still not working fromripe DNS server

On Tue Jun 19, 2012 at 04:18:22PM +0100, [Swift Internet] Jarek Grzabel wrote:
> I have just read this:
> https://labs.ripe.net/Members/dfk/timeline-of-reverse-dns-events
> 
> And I'm shocked. The whole internet relies on the organization which clearly
> says:
> 14:00 Discovery that backups are not available
> 
> How this is possible ?

Often, when data is reproducable, it's not a requirement to backup the data
if the original inputs are backed up. All a backup would do is speed up time
to recovery, as it's always possible to regenerate the data from input.

Yes, in this case speed of recovery was important, and those backups would
have helped, but I don't think it's fair to come to the conclusion that RIPE
doesn't hold backups.

Simon