[Apologies for any cross-posting]
Dear colleagues
This is an important announcement on the implementation of APNIC
approved proposal prop-004-v001 regarding the testing and removal of
lame DNS reverse delegations.
The proposal document, presentation, minutes, and discussion are
available at:
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-004-v001.html
* Testing for lame DNS reverse delegations now underway
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On 30 September 2004, APNIC commenced formal implementation of the lame
DNS reverse delegation procedures.
DNS reverse delegations are considered lame if the registered DNS name
servers are unreachable or badly configured. This can cause several
problems across the Internet.
The APNIC Secretariat is now testing all reverse DNS delegations under
its management. The procedures involve a 15 day test period to identify
potentially lame delegations, followed by a 45 day period of further
tests and attempts to resolve problems and notify administrators. Any
name server delegations which remain persistently lame after this period
may be disabled. Only the name server delegations will be withdrawn for
lameness, not the domain itself. If delegations are disabled, APNIC will
send monthly reminders to the registered administrators until the
problems are resolved.
* What does this mean for administrators of reverse DNS domains?
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Please be sure to keep your contact information up to date in the APNIC
Whois Database. If the APNIC Secretariat identifies any problems with
your reverse DNS, you will be contacted at your registered address with
information about how to resolve the problems.
* More information
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More information about this, including a detailed description of the
procedure and links to the original policy proposal [prop-004-v001] are
available at:
http://www.apnic.net/services/rev-del/lame-del/
Regards
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APNIC Secretariat secretariat@apnic.net
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
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