[H-GEN] interesting routing

[Christopher Biggs]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Christopher Biggs <chris at stallion.oz.au>)

Hilton Travis <QuarkComputers at email.com> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:
> 
> I didn't suggest RFC1918 said this was OK - I said that I don't see how
> RFC1918 allows it.
> 

It doesn't.  It *prohibits* it.

The reverse lookup to "see rfc 1918" is a gentle LART that means "you
should NOT be using this address unless you know what you're doing".

In a proper environment, the reverse lookup goes to your local DNS,
which resolves your local hostnames.  If a private-range reverse
lookup gets to a root server, then your DNS is borken.

cjb.

p.s. Those who were at QAUUG yesterday: I WANT AN ITSY!! :-)

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