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diff --git a/db/README b/db/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c1ad9b --- /dev/null +++ b/db/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +AnoNet Resource Database + +as => list of ASNs with owners +dom => list of domains with owners and nameservers +ip => list of direct IP assignments with owners and nameservers +usr => list of users with useful information + +The domains are organized by TLD, making it easy to split TLDs off onto +separate TLD servers, if that ever proves to be useful. + +The IP claims are classful, the rationale being that reverse DNS is +classful anyway, and so trying to split delegations and rDNS on different +boundries is just an easy way of adding nnnecessary complexity. If you +want less than a class C, you should just take a full class C and share +it with your friends. If you want a /23, just take 2 adjacent /24s. +(Remember, your rDNS for the two blocks will have to be separate anyway.) + +If anybody wants IPv6, just add an ip6 directory (again, with +subdirectories split according to rDNS rules). + +The user directory is intended to facilitate contact between users. +Its original purpose was to maintain git URLs directly in the database +(makes automated git peering dead simple), but it's useful for far more. +Feel free to add arbitrary fields for users, but it may be wise to use an +"x-" prefix if you're not sure about the best name for some field. |