Re: Performance Issues - PTR Records

[Leigh Porter <leigh.porter () ukbroadband com>]

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

> Leigh Porter <leigh.porter () 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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