# HG changeset patch # User Nick # Date 1271572699 0 # Node ID 24d6e1959175b747884d7d010ef51c850cbe7402 # Parent ffef6ee1fedfbdfae51951651eaf5f779f5c36da added README to database diff -r ffef6ee1fedf -r 24d6e1959175 db/README --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/db/README Sun Apr 18 06:38:19 2010 +0000 @@ -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.