From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 22 04:21:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 340E516A4CE for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:21:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.praemunio.com (mail.praemunio.com [66.179.47.216]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CB5C043D2D for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:21:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@knobbe.us) Received: from localhost (HELO mail.knobbe.us) by localhost with SMTP; 21 Dec 2004 22:21:52 -0600 Received: from server1.home.knobbe.us by firewall1.home.knobbe.us with SMTP; 21 Dec 2004 22:21:51 -0600 Received: from localhost by localhost with SMTP; 21 Dec 2004 22:21:50 -0600 From: Frank Knobbe To: Chris In-Reply-To: <41C8F51D.9080604@makeworld.com> References: <20041222035615.GA10180@gamerasmog.com> <1103688155.7511.11.camel@server1> <1103688595.7511.17.camel@server1> <41C8F51D.9080604@makeworld.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:21:49 -0600 Message-Id: <1103689309.7511.23.camel@server1> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: RL cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running own servers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:21:53 -0000 On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:16 -0600, Chris wrote: > > Or find someone with public name servers that is willing to pull zones > > from your name server. Your domains then reference those 3rd party name > > servers, but not your own. But since those 3rd party name servers pull > > zones from your box, you are still in control of your zones as far as > > configuration of zone information is concerned. > I can't see how that will work. If an IP block say belongs to Verizon, > THEY are authoritive. You just can't "steal" stuff and have it resolve > both ways. For reverse DNS, that is correct. You still won't be able to do reverse DNS. However, forward DNS works just fine. I have a friend for example that administrates his own zone files for the two domains he owns. My primary name server pulls that info from his box, and my secondaries will pull it from my primary. His domains all reference my name servers. That way the domains use stable name servers, but he is still able to make changes (i.e. new CNAME and A records) without my involvement. Again, this is only for forward resolution. Reverse resolution has always to be delegated by the IP block owner to a stable name server within that block. I'm not aware of any ISP who would delegate reverse resolution to an address outside of their control. Cheers, Frank