Using $GENERATE with A records?

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

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	Mark

> I noticed the $GENERATE tag while looking through the BIND docs, and thought
> that would be good for handling our modem chunks, ie:
> $ORIGIN router.bigsky.net.
> $GENERATE 1-96 $ A 206.252.240.$
> 
> However, it doesn't allow A records, based on the docs on the ISC web page,
> and it would need to allow for:
> $GENERATE 1-96 modem$ A 206.252.240.($+48)
> which would result in:
> modem1.router.bigsky.net. A 206.252.240.49
> modem2.router.bigsky.net. A 206.252.240.50
> modem3.router.bigsky.net. A 206.252.240.51
> ...
> modem96.router.bigsky.net. A 206.252.240.144
> 
> 
> Is this something that may be added in the future, or am I SOL and stuck
> using it only for reverse delegation with PTR records?  Is there a better
> way of handling DNS for modem blocks?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Josh
> 
> 
> 
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