[dns-operations] Auth-only DNS Server

[Mark Andrews]

Mark Andrews writes:
> In message <49884FE1.9030608 at spaghetti.zurich.ibm.com>, Jeroen Massar writes:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > If one takes into account RFC1912 and wants to conform to it, one would
> > have to server 'localhost.', '127.in-addr.arpa.' and others even for
> > auth-only servers, thus DNS servers that only serve 'real zones', thus
> > no recursion, no caching, no adding of other data etc.
> > 
> > Is there an RFC or BCP document that describes what one should and
> > should not do for an auth-only server?
> > 
> > Greets,
> >  Jeroen
> 
> 	A auth only server won't be being asked those questions
> 	as there will be no delegation to it.
> 
> 	Mark

	draft-ietf-dnsop-default-local-zones-06 covers the recursive
	case.  It's been awaiting the writeup from WG last call for
	over a year now.

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Mark Andrews, ISC
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