Performance Issues - PTR Records

Mon Nov 7 15:29:30 UTC 2011

On 7 Nov 2011, at 14:03, "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn at mork.no> wrote:

> Leigh Porter <leigh.porter at ukbroadband.com> writes:
> 
>> Indeed, there is no way I would allow that either. But really,
>> providing a reverse zone and forward zone to match is a case of five
>> minutes and a shell script or a DNS that as Steinar said, will
>> synthesise results.
>> 
>> It's really not all that difficult..
> 
> No, not at all.  It's just totally pointless.  Any IPv6 address is just
> as pretty as a synthesized name.  Maybe even prettier. Do you prefer
> "2001:db8:1::2" or "20010db8000100000000000000000002.rev.example.com"?
> 
> If we're going to provide any reverse DNS for end users, then it is
> because we can create names which actually improves something.
> 
> 
> Bjørn
> 
> 

Yup it is pointless.. Mine are all ipadrress.domain which is of course, pointless.. I suppose at least somebody would glean that perhaps its a home user rather than a business or server on that address but that's all.

With IPv6 arguably even more pointless as you say.

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