Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: > It would be an interesting experiment to make an easy-to-use DNS > implementation for local use that runs on a residential gateway. But to > be part of the global DNS requires delegation pointers from elsewhere, > and most residential/SOHO users don't have addresses that are stable > enough to make this usable. This may change with IPv6, though. Quite frankly the mechanisms between registry, domain owner, and service provider suck rocks. Think about what has to happen on just the following three cases: - new customer, new domain Customer has to register domain, provide that name to the ISP, and have the ISP either list all hosts or delegate back to the customer name servers for reverse lookup. - new customer, old domain Customer has to change name servers by contacting registry and repeat reverse lookup steps - same customer, same domain, ISP renumbers ISP has to delegate addresses down to customer (a'la prefix delegation) and customer must then contact registry. I've simplified the renumbering steps as many will note, but still this shouldn't be hopeless. I just don't see any interest in actually fixing the problem. Eliot _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf