Re: EP.NET ???

[bmanning () ISI EDU]

> The existence of a forward mapping is not a necessary technical
> precondition for you to insert a reverse mapping which points in
> the right direction, i.e. at the organization operating the
> boxes.  However I also have trouble seeing why any ISP would
> willingly decline to register it's boxes in the DNS.  


Welcome to the USA, Land of a thousand startup ISP's.
                              
They decline for a couple of reasons:

        - They don't have DNS running internally
        - They perceive the EP node to be "outside" their domain
        - They don't know/care
        - A default is provided.


Now I will agree that the forward mapping is not a necessary
technical precondition, there is a need to the reverse mapping.
That mapping needs a name.

-- 
--bill