From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Dec 14 16:16:32 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA25218 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:16:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from DNS.Lamb.net (root@DNS.Lamb.net [207.90.181.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA25205 for ; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:16:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ulf@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by DNS.Lamb.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id QAA05466; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:16:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from gatekeeper.Alameda.net(207.90.181.2) via SMTP by DNS.Lamb.net, id smtpd005464; Sun Dec 14 16:16:12 1997 Received: (from ulf@localhost) by Gatekeeper.Alameda.net (8.8.6/8.7.6) id QAA06784; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:16:09 -0800 (PST) From: Ulf Zimmermann Message-Id: <199712150016.QAA06784@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Subject: Re: weird IP address In-Reply-To: from Marc Slemko at "Dec 14, 97 04:31:49 pm" To: marcs@znep.com (Marc Slemko) Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:16:09 -0800 (PST) Cc: drow@drow.net, jas@flyingfox.com, hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Dan Jacobowitz wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Jim Shankland wrote: > > > > > Marc Slemko writes: > > > > > > > I am saying you can use whatever IP you want for a nameserver > > > > when registering a domain via the InterNIC and they will not > > > > trying to figure out if you are authorized to use it. The > > > > InterNIC will list that nameserver in the DNS for that domain, > > > > will add a glue record for the nameserver, and will create a > > > > host record. You can't have multiple host records for one IP, > > > > though. > > > > > > Back when domain registration was free, InterNIC would actually > > > check the name servers you named, making sure that they were reachable > > > and had proper NS and SOA records for your new domain. If not, your > > > registration was put on hold until you fixed things. > > > > > > Now that they're charging money for the service, evidently they > > > can no longer afford to do this :-(. > > > > > > It strikes me as a little odd that InterNIC puts reverse DNS for the > > nameservers on their root servers - in fact, judging by my past > > experiences, I could ahve sworn that they did not. > > > > (In fact, hgaving just gone to check a few others, they do not) > > > > Apparently they only do so if no other NS is responsible for ther reverse > > range specified! > > > > Go figure. An InterNIC bug? > > Huh? Why are you saying they are doing reverse DNS entries? Nothing > posted here suggests that. Yes, they do: Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > nslookup 111.111.111.111 Server: gatekeeper.Alameda.net Address: 207.90.181.2 Name: NS1.MINDGFX.NET Address: 111.111.111.111 Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073