[db-wg] Re: Proposal to change the syntax of "nserver:" attribute

Hi,

it's possible that I've overlooked the real background of this
issue, so please forgive me for asking:

> Motivation:
>
> We plan to automate management of DNS delegation in the
> e164.arpa zone (ENUM). The provisioning system, with the RIPE
> Database as a front end, must support IPv6 glue records.

While I can agree that out of completeness it is good to have the
support for glue records in the software, I still wonder if
anyone has specifically asked for being able to name the name
servers for these delegation points within the delegated domain?

This would be the only real reason for registering the glue
information, as otherwise the glue information is not needed, and
in fact might be extraneous information more likely to cause
confusion and a maintenance problem than actually being helpful.
Anyone for a "detect unneeded glue" feature? ;-)

After all, there's a strictly limited number of delegations which
the RIPE database software needs to handle.

Regards,

- Håvard