From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Oct 18 10:58:25 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id KAA13381 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 10:58:25 -0700 Received: from iaehv.IAEhv.nl (root@iaehv.IAEhv.nl [192.87.208.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id KAA13372 for ; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 10:58:16 -0700 Received: from oasis.IAEhv.nl by iaehv.IAEhv.nl (8.6.12/1.63) id SAA04826; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 18:57:57 +0100 X-Disclaimer: iaehv.nl is a public access UNIX system and cannot be held responsible for the opinions of its individual users. Received: by oasis (8.6.12/1.63) id SAA01994; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 18:20:15 +0100 From: volf@oasis.IAEhv.nl (Frank Volf) Message-Id: <199510181720.SAA01994@oasis> Subject: Re: DNS question To: jdl@chromatic.com Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 18:20:15 +0100 (MET) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199510181427.JAA09753@chrome.jdl.com> from "Jon Loeliger" at Oct 18, 95 09:27:38 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1939 Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Unfortunately, what you want is impossible. The smallest entity in the DNS is the reverse mapping of a C-net. You must ask the "real" owner of the 166.1.199.IN-ADDR.ARPA zone to add reverse mappings for your IP addresses. Meta-answer: subscribe to the bind mailing list bind-request@uunet.uu.net) Regards, Frank > Hackers, > > Is there a way to reliably claim to do DNS for anything less than > a full Class-C subnet? I only have a 3-bit subnet, and I question > my 'Net friendliness if I claim this in my named.boot: > > directory /etc/namedb > > cache . named.root > primary 0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA localhost.rev > > primary jdl.com jdl.hosts > primary 166.1.199.IN-ADDR.ARPA jdl.rev > > The point here is that I appear to resolve all of subet 199.1.166.* > when I really only can legitimately resolve 199.1.166.[200-207]. > Is there some syntax not revealed in the Albitz/Cricket book that > means sort-a like: > > primary 200.166.1.199.IN-ADDR.ARPA/29 jdl.rev > > Meta-question: Is there a better DNS list to question for this one? > > Thanks, > jdl > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Volf - Internet Access Eindhoven - Digitale Stad Eindhoven ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || volf@oasis.IAEhv.nl - use for personal mail || || volf@IAEhv.nl - use for Internet Access Eindhoven related mail || || volf@dse.dse.nl - use for Digital City of Eindhoven related mail || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IAE Public Access Unix System - Dial +31.40.2439436 and login as new. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------