On Fri, Apr 30, 1999 at 10:00:44AM +1200, Dan Langille wrote:
> >"Dan Langille"<dan.langille@dvl-software.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm running a DNS server and I have to tell Internic about the change in
>
> >IP....
> >> and we all know how long *that* takes!
> >
> >Well I run my own server and my own domain and I really
> >can't understand what you are talking about with this
> >Internic thing, they delegate, I'm in control.
>
> My domain is registered with Internic. For example, freebsddiary.org. The
> name server for that site is listed as my box. If the IP of that box changes,
                                                               ^^^^
> I have to tell Internic. Otherwise the DNS breaks.
>
This is the IP of one of the 2 name servers you are meaning - -yes?
Not the IP of the domain
Internic requires two name servers - but the propagation delay in the
change of ip for the domain is dependant on the ttl on the primary.

Ideally the name servers would be run off XTRA with an ability to
update the reverse table, say via rfc2317 for classless IN-ADDR.ARPA
delegation, do that reverse lookups work properly

--kit
Received on Fri Apr 30 15:19:22 1999