Re: [dns-wg] Delegation checking policy/procedure at ARIN

[Jim Reid <]

>>>>> "JFC" == JFC (Jefsey) Morfin jefsey@localhost writes:

    JFC> When I cannot register a ".fr" or a ".tp" name because of the
    JFC> retsrictions imposed by their NICs I am upset. I would prefer
    JFC> - and I would be gratefull - if they told me what is wrong I
    JFC> could correct when I want, but securing the DN in the
    JFC> meanwhile?

This is really something to discuss with the registry concerned. There
should be some forum where its customers -- or stakeholders -- can
influence policy. However registries don't usually run DNS consultancy
businesses, so there will be limits on what they can and cannot do.
It's hard to see where chatty help messages for the DNS-clueless would
stop and DNS consulting starts: how much help and advice is "enough"?
And how much of that consultancy can a registry afford to do when it's
only getting a few bucks for the registration?

    JFC> Example: when the nameserver is on the same machine as the
    JFC> site, I never understood why I would need two name servers.

Read section 3.3 of RFC2182. In fact, read the whole RFC.

    JFC> I would be really interested if Patrick's work permitted
    JFC> that: to tell me what may be wrong in my files and to teach
    JFC> me to correcty right them?

Well, someone from AFNIC will be talking about their new delegation
checking tools and processes at the WG tomorrow. The presentation
should be on the RIPE web site by early next week at the latest.

I'm hoping the WG will use tomorrow's session on delegation checking
to work on this topic: perhaps produce a BCP or something like that. If
this gets under way, it would be useful to get contributions on things
like the nature of error messages and so on.