reverse A record for IPv6 network?

[Mark Andrews]

> Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> writes:
> 
> > At present, we put an A record in the reverse zone file for a network,
> > mapping the network address to the network mask, expressed as a dotted
> > quad. Something like this:
> > 
> >    0.10.162.192.in-addr.arpa. 3000 in a 255.255.255.0.
> 
> you mean like RFC 1101?
> 
> > People find it mildly useful to be able to use dig to get the right
> > network mask. We do the same thing for subnets within networks.
> > 
> > What, if anything, is the convention with IPv6?
> 
> nobody has BIS'd RFC1101 to cover IPv6 as far as i know.
> -- 
> Paul Vixie

	While theoretically the network mask could be something
	other than /64.  I doubt, other than for P2P links, we
	will see it much.

	Mark
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