"Ghost" Host record - moving DNS to a new IP

[Will Yardley]

In article <abjivm$deck$1 at isrv4.isc.org>, Torsten Mueller wrote:
> Barry Margolin schrieb:

>> >Is there a way to delete this record NS8822-HST (i didn't create it) ?
>> >Is there a way to find out, who created this record (to ask him/her to
>> >delete the
>> >record) ?
>> 
>> As far as I know, Host objects in the ARIN database do not get put into DNS
>> (glue records are never needed in IN-ADDR.ARPA).  In any case, that host
>> object exists because the following network registration references it.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> How did you find this reference out ? 

i was told (by one of their staff members) that soon they will not be
listing IP addresses for nameservers, and they will be taking that bit
out of the template.

> (Between, i don't understand the need for host records at arin, if glue
> records are not needed.)
 

i'm not sure, but i'm assuming it's because the root or GTLD servers are
usually authoritative for the zone that they're creating children in;
reverse records are in in-addr.arpa.

i'm not sure if i phrased it correctly, but i think you get what i'm
saying.

if you dig at one of the servers authoritative for ARIN's space, you'll
see that there are no glue records present.

the errant host entry shouldn't be a problem though.  the one that
matters is the one defined by the registrar of the domain that the host
is in.

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