RFC 1918 errors

Niall O'Reilly Niall.oReilly at ucd.ie
Wed Mar 5 10:43:13 UTC 2008


On 5 Mar 2008, at 00:39, Mark Andrews wrote:

>    From the FAQ.


>    If you are not using these private addresses then a client has  
> queried
>    for them. You can just ignore the messages, get the offending  
> client to
>    stop sending you these messages as they are most probably  
> leaking them
>    or setup your own zones empty zones to serve answers to these  
> queries.

	Wouldn't it show the right direction to emphasize the last
	of these alternatives in a near-future revision of the FAQ?

	As there will always be another client who hasn't got the message,
	it's better for the network administration to staunch the leakage
	by asserting local authority for the RFC1918 zones.


	Best regards,

	Niall O'Reilly
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