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Re: DNS
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Brian Candler wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 20:07:23 +0100
> > From: Brian Candler <B.Candler at pobox.com>
> > To: ksemat at eahd.or.ug
> > Cc: afnog at afnog.org
> > Subject: Re: DNS
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 01:35:03PM +0300, ksemat at eahd.or.ug wrote:
> > > > I am not in charge of sauron deathstar or dar1 I just have three IPs
> > > from them I already do have what you've pointed out above i.e
> > > in the zone file I do have
> > > 208 IN PTR eahd.or.ug.
> > > 164 IN PTR wawa.eahd.or.ug.
> > > 178 IN PTR ns.schoolnet.sc.ug.
> >
> > In _which_ zone file? You should not have _any_ zone file for
> > 132.129.216.in-addr.arpa (it's delegated to your ISP, not to you)
> Actually I mean't in their zone files which I also have because I run a
> hidden secondary for the zone.
> >
> > The only exception is if you wish to run a hidden secondary for this zone,
> > but as I say, I don't recommend this.
> Actually this is what I am doing but why don't you recommend it?
> >
> > > But Someone confused me once with some kind of statement saying that to
> > > run a nameserver I should be authoritative for the reverse zone for that
> > > IP. That not being authoritative for it may bring me some problems Is
> > > there anything to this?
> >
> > It's incorrect advice. For example, at Telinco (where I work) the 212.1.130
> > network hosts customers' own boxes. Many customers are running nameservers
> > without problems, but none of them control the 130.1.212.in-addr.arpa domain
> > (we do).
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Brian.
> >
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> Sematimba Noah
> Network Administrator
> Uganda Online
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> ksemat at eahd.or.ug P.O.Box 1254 Kampala
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Sematimba Noah
Network Administrator
Uganda Online
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