Leases on Dynamic Updates?

[dan at dcrdev.demon.co.uk]

Thanks Danny,

I understand where you are coming from however the use of this mechanism needn't be limited to use with a DHCP server.  Amongst other things Bonjour/ZeroConf can make use of it without requiring the presence of a DHCP server at all.

Best,

Dan.

mayer at ntp.isc.org wrote:
> Chris Buxton wrote:
> > The proposal expired almost a year ago. Has it been updated, replaced,  
> > or ratified?
> > 
> > It's a good idea, similar to Microsoft's aging and scavenging routine.  
> > Optimally, it would be nice if Microsoft and the proposed standard  
> > could be brought into line; since MS has been doing this now for 8  
> > years or so, I think any proposal should use Microsoft's mechanism,  
> > assuming it's not too broken.
> > 
> > However, this is a discussion for a different forum. To answer your  
> > question, no, BIND does not support the expiring of RR's from  
> > authoritative data. (Unless I've missed something...)
> > 
> 
> I disagree. The DHCP server owns the lease on the address. It knows when 
> it expires and is not renewed. Let it perform the DNS cleanup.
> 
> Danny
>