Post #1864885
2026-04-15 20:25 UTC
@jeffm hi friend! ๐ Hope you're well! ๐ Let me rubber duck with you in the open on this modern market strawperson.
๐ซ User exists with no online presence, inclusive of any DNS zones.
๐ Without relying on another provider, they must host their own auth DNS online to serve their zone to the Internet.
๐ That zone in DNS is now live on some IPv4. But not delegated to in any way.
๐ They want to register that zone with a registrar.
โ Most registrars user flows expect DNS servers in the form of qualified RRs during registration. They input barf on IPv4 (makes sense, whois has records in domains).
๐ It's semi laborious to setup at Namecheap via https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/768/10/how-do-i-register-personal-nameservers-for-my-domain/. This might be interactive only (eg no API).
I got curious if other registrars make this available and/or make it as challenging to setup. Or if ICANN governs this behavior deeper than the delegation glues provide. ๐ค
Thanks for letting me talk it out. โ๏ธ
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