clueing in TLD registries for delegations to non-BIND servers

Stefan Paletta wrote:

> Maybe 'cheating' was not the right word - 'using tools more creatively
> than the rule-makers thought of'.

this is really not a race "those stupid rule makers" vs "oh-so-creative
zone administrators". First, the "creativity" of the latter very often is
detrimental to DNS operational quality and second, registries have to cope
with a high volume of changes every day while having to ensure technical
quality without the ability of in-depth case studies. So, while those
rules probably won't be fair to every single case, they will - if applied
reasonably - ensure a high quality system for the average zone.

I guess the discussion of what are "reasonable" pre- and post-delegation
checks is well inside the scope of this working group and I'd be looking
forward to see (and contribute to) some activity in this direction.

Still, the RIPE DNS WG is neither the network policy nor a supervisory body
for registry operations, i.e. there will be a "grey area" of tests which
a registry may want to apply which are neither "necessary" nor "nonsense".
We should discuss the technical merits and the pros and cons of such tests.

-Peter