[dns-operations] PTR Records for Broadband Network?

[Greg Choules]

I'll try that again, from the correct email address!

Hi Michele.
Before changing anything, exactly what problem is it that Disney+ etc. are
having? Or better, what do they *expect* to see, if not what you have now?
I didn't think many people used PTR records.

Cheers, Greg

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 12:50, Michele Neylon - Blacknight via
dns-operations <dns-operations at dns-oarc.net> wrote:

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> From: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele at blacknight.com>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:44:46 +0000
> Subject: PTR Records for Broadband Network?
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> Sorry if this is a little left of field, but I suspect that collectively
> the people on this list can give us better advice than many.
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> Many many moons ago we setup the PTR records for our network using a
> template that clearly flagged that the IPs were static and used for
> hosting.
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> The result was that the IP 185.97.239.13 would end up with a PTR record of
> 239-13.colo.sta.blacknight.ie
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> Fast forward to 2022 and we now offer broadband to both businesses and
> consumers, but unfortunately some streaming services and others are
> blocking access. So our users have issues with Disney+, All4, Netflix and
> Ticketmaster to name but a few examples. One of the issues appears to be
> the PTR records.
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> For clarity the IP blocks we use for broadband are NOT the same blocks
> that we use for hosting.
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> We are therefore looking at tweaking the PTR records for the broadband net
> blocks.
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> Would removing the “colo.sta” bit be enough?
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> Should we replace it with something else?
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> Thanks and regards
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> Michele
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> Mr Michele Neylon
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> Blacknight Solutions
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> Hosting, Colocation & Domains
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