Re: [ipv6-wg@localhost] reverse, whois..

[Andrei Robachevsky <]

Dear Andrius,

Andrius Kasparavicius wrote:
> hi, why there is no "nameserver" records in inet6num? Also it would be
"nameserver:" attribute can appear in the "domain" object representing 
delegation. "inetnum" and "inet6num" objects contain optional "rev-srv:" 
attribute, that is not used in RIPE NCC's reverse delegation process.

> useful to have reverse zones on ftp.ripe.net, like in-addr now is. Also,
That can be done, though at some point we'd prefer to see the RIPE 
Database as a single and authoritative source of this information (apart 
from DNS itself of course). To facilitate this a "-d" flag was 
introduced in the database allowing one to walk up and down the reverse 
domains tree using an IP address as a search key. For instance:

whois -dr -Tdomain 2001:778::/32
% This is the RIPE Whois server.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% Rights restricted by copyright.
% See http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/copyright.html

domain:       7.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa
[...]

One can also use -MmlL modifiers.


> maybe could someone explain why dig -x 2001:778:: NS doesn't work? Is it
> my fault?
If you are the holder of 2001:778::/32 allocation you may request 
reverse delegation for this space following the procedure 
http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/mem-services/registration/reverse/ipv6.html

> best regards,
> Andrius
Regards,


Andrei Robachevsky
CTO, RIPE NCC