Forward zone not working

[Woodworth, John R]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MegaBrutal [mailto:megabrutal at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 9:11 PM
> To: Woodworth, John R; bind-users
> Subject: Re: Forward zone not working
>
> 2016-05-20 23:09 GMT+02:00 Woodworth, John R <John.Woodworth at centurylink.com>:
> > The below referenced I-D for "BULK" records:
> >   * Provides "generics" which are automatically generated based on a set of rules.
> >   * The records have similar features as wildcards where they may be superimposed
> >     an appear only where more specific records do not already exist.
> >   * There are provisions for DNSSEC support of BULK generated records.
> >   * Can be done at any place in the DNS tree and overridden throughout the tree.
> >   * Can be easily AXFRed between servers.
> >   * Have immeasurably lower memory footprint compared with $GENERATEs (esp. IPv6).
>
> I wanted to comment earlier that I really like the idea of BULK records, and the
> invention of it seems logical. I think it fits well into the evolution of the DNS
> protocol, it seems to be an answer to a need not seen before. I hope it will be
> supported by BIND in the future. It would be really insane to generate & store PTR
> records the traditional way when we talk about typical sizes of IPv6 ranges.


MegaBrutal,

Thanks for the positive comments!

I would like to point out for other readers this not intended to replace the bind
$GENERATE macro everywhere as it has been an invaluable tool for managing large
pattern-based ranges.  I like to think of it as a macro for $GENERATE macros.


Thanks again,
John


> As for the usefulness of PTR records for dynamic pools, I think proper,
> forward-confirmed PTR records tell valuable information of the user of the network.
> While normally this information is available in WHOIS, it is not so easy and
> straightforward to retrieve, and it is not always accurate. More often than not,
> WHOIS records only lead back to the ISP when actually you want to know the user
> of the network. In case of small businesses and home users, WHOIS does not reflect
> the actual user of the IP range, while a reverse PTR could give a shorthand.
>
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