[DBWG] duplicate domain objects

[Simon Seruyinda]

Dear Frank,


> On 13 Sep 2020, at 21:55, Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz> wrote:

> 

> Hi AfriNIC Staff,

> 

> found this in the DB:

> 

> domain:         196.163.in-addr.arpa.

> descr:          Reverse DNS for Nissan South Africa

> admin-c:        ZRV-AFRINIC

> tech-c:         ZRV-AFRINIC

> zone-c:         ZRV-AFRINIC

> nserver:        ns1.qdata.net

> nserver:        ns2.qdata.net

> notify:         ***@nissan.co.za

> mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT

> mnt-lower:      TF-163-196-MNT

> changed:        ***@afrinic.net 20050913

> source:         AFRINIC

> 

> domain:         196.163.in-addr.arpa

> descr:          Reverse DNS for Nissan South Africa

> admin-c:        GH2-AFRINIC

> tech-c:         GH2-AFRINIC

> zone-c:         GH2-AFRINIC

> nserver:        ns1.infovan.co.za

> nserver:        ns.infovan.co.za

> nserver:        ns2.infovan.co.za

> nserver:        ns3.infovan.co.za

> notify:         ***@nissan.co.za

> mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT

> mnt-lower:      TF-163-196-MNT

> changed:        ***@afrinic.net 20050913

> changed:        ***@afrinic.net 20070419

> changed:        ***@afrinic.net 20081010

> changed:        ***@afrinic.net 20090820

> source:         AFRINIC

> 

> 

> Are domain objects with a dot ('.') at the end legal in the DB?

RFC 1034 allowed domains with a trailing dot.

> Are they ignored when the version without the dot also exists?

> 

Yes they are ignored.


> I believe we shouldn't have both of these in the DB.

> 

+1 Agree.

> Would disallowing and deleting all domain objects ending with 'arpa\.'

> resolve this issue?

> 

We currently do not allow creation of this type of domains.
We are working towards having them deleted by end of October 2020.


> Thanks,

> Frank

> 

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