Running own servers

[Frank Knobbe]

On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:16 -0600, Chris wrote:
> > Or find someone with public name servers that is willing to pull zones
> > from your name server. Your domains then reference those 3rd party name
> > servers, but not your own. But since those 3rd party name servers pull
> > zones from your box, you are still in control of your zones as far as
> > configuration of zone information is concerned.

> I can't see how that will work. If an IP block say belongs to Verizon, 
> THEY are authoritive. You just can't "steal" stuff and have it resolve 
> both ways.

For reverse DNS, that is correct. You still won't be able to do reverse
DNS. However, forward DNS works just fine.

I have a friend for example that administrates his own zone files for
the two domains he owns. My primary name server pulls that info from his
box, and my secondaries will pull it from my primary. His domains all
reference my name servers. That way the domains use stable name servers,
but he is still able to make changes (i.e. new CNAME and A records)
without my involvement.

Again, this is only for forward resolution. Reverse resolution has
always to be delegated by the IP block owner to a stable name server
within that block. I'm not aware of any ISP who would delegate reverse
resolution to an address outside of their control.

Cheers,
Frank