[DBWG] IPv6 Reverse DNS

[James Chirwa]

Hi Graham,

The WHOIS database supports IPv6 delegations on any nibble boundaries. 
While MyAFRINIC accepts RDNS delegations up to /28, we indeeed notice a 
limitation with /24 delegations. This seems to be a legacy 
implementation that hasn't been addressed due to absence of demand.

In the meantime, we recommend using the web interface 
https://www.afrinic.net/whois to create the IPv6 /24 RDNS delegation, as 
we work on resolving the MyAFRINIC limitation.

Best regards,

James

On 02/09/2024 18:51, Graham Beneke via DBWG wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Does the AfriNIC database support reverse IPv6 DNS delegations at any 
> nibble boundary - or only /32 and /48.
>
> I am busy trying to create a delegation for a /24 allocation of IPv6 
> space. On my.afrinic this fails with a syntax error.
>
> hostmaster@ suggested that I create individual /32 delegations (256 of 
> them) for the subnet. I'm wondering if this is a fundamental 
> limitation of the DB - or simply a shortcoming on the my.afrinic 
> interface.
>
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