Re: 193.in-addr.arpa block delegation procedures (draft)

> > Please read the paper below and comment within one week. We will finalize
> > this paper next week, and then start delegating blocks of Cs in the domain.
> 
> The paper looks just fine.  My only comment is that perhaps there are a few
> things left unsaid?  Anyway, I am left with the following questions:
> 
>  - how do one request delegation of a subdomain of 193.in-addr.arpa.
>    Contact hostmaster@localhost with a free-form text message, or should we
>    bother to create a form?
> 
>  - How will the domain administrators for the subdomains of 193.in-addr.arpa
>    be made aware of a desire to have delegation installed for a subdomain?
>    There was some talk about doing this semi-automatically with the nic when
>    a RIPE network registration form was sent in to ripe-dbm@localhost or
>    assign@localhost, could this be used here (in addition to other means)?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> - H}vard

I had the same questions in my mind while reading the paper. I have
thought some answers:

2a. The names of the reverse nameserver which are delegated by RIPE-NCC
    to act as authoritative servers for a 256-class C block are sent
    to the RIPE-NCC and registered in the RIPE db using a template
    like this:

    inetnum: 193.x.0.0         (where x is the block number)
    <administravia>
    zone-c: <person>
    rev-srv: <first server name>
    rev-srv: <second server name>
    rev-srv: ns.ripe.net

    as soon as the Local IR receives from RIPE-NCC a new block to
    administer.

7.  Usually the registration of reverse servers for individual class C nets
    or class C subblocks is done by the service provider who is administering
    the whole 256-class C block who in turn notifies the RIPE-NCC sending
    an updated network template for inclusion in the RIPE db.
    However should the RIPE-NCC receive any template for a single class C net
    or subblock not from the service provider, they must forward the template
    to the authoritative zone-c for the 256-class C block.

Please note that I am using the zone-c tag in a network template: this
is presently not allowed by the RIPE db rules, but I think we need to
precisely qualify this kind of contact information.

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