Managing localhost

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Thank you Kevin and Tony!!

On 2021-06-21 10:07, Kevin Darcy via bind-users wrote:
> [ Classification Level: GENERAL BUSINESS ]
> 
> That chapter doesn't show any PTR records, for the reverse zones of
> any *public* address range, pointing back to a "localhost" name. It
> only shows a PTR record in the reverse zone for the 127.0.0/24 private
> range, which is what enables a reverse lookup for 127.0.0.1. Your ISP
> isn't (or shouldn't be) hosting reverse zones for any range under the
> 127/8 private block, on your behalf. That's your responsibility; hence
> the term "private".
> 
> And, as Tony mentioned, these days it's highly questionable whether
> "localhost" entries in *any* zone, forward or reverse, serve any
> useful purpose, and may actually cause harm.
> 
> 
>      - Kevin
> 
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 12:48 PM <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This book  :
>> 
> https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/dns-and-bind/0596100574/ch04.html
>> 
>> says I should manage the localhost within my zone (SOA) and reverse
>> lookup / PTR.
>> 
>> I do not manage my revers lookup / PTR the IP owner does that.
>> 
>> Any thoughts on managing the localhost within the zone file and PTR?
>> 
>> Thanks!!
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