13 Sep
2013
13 Sep
'13
3:09 p.m.
Subject:
Re: [44net] Reboot (DNS)
From:
Brian Kantor <Brian(a)UCSD.Edu>
Date:
09/13/2013 01:59 PM
To:
AMPRNet working group <44net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu>
The goal is to have every DNS entry belong to someone who is registered
with the portal, so that when that person becomes inactive (defined
as no longer keeping their portal registration current despite annual
reminders), the DNS entry will also become inactive, and after a year
or so, be expunged. That way we can reclaim addresses and also prevent
the DNS from being full of obsolete data.
What we have to work with is a database that has only the DNS information
for the vast majority of its entries. For the past few years, it has
also been recording the timestamp and author of the entry. So the plan
in general (details are still to be worked out) is to convert entries
which match registered portal users either in the hostname or in the
author field. That will have the effect of leaving out most of the
obsolete entries but should retain most relevant (active) ones.
What we have (again) learned from the first step, the migration of the gateway
entries, is that the method of matching and validating the existing entries with
the new portal users cannot be "send an e-mail to a single person who will handle
it". I tried to convince a couple of operators to refresh their info in the portal
but
when they can only create a new entry and cannot move their existing info into
it, and have no reply to their mail after a month, they lose interest and won't be
pursuing this anymore. And I am not going to ask them over and over again.
When the same has to be done for all the end-user registrations, it will be a
nightmare to get it completed.
But of course *some* validation has to be done.
Rob