Hi,
Afaik, the RIPE NCC has polled the Community´s opinion
about securing the reverse delegation tree in different
ways and occassions and again afaik, there´s always
been consensus on this to go forward. Olaf and other
NCC colleagues have been working on this for years now (already
when I still was at the NCC).
After reading the policy, procedure and documents related, I
agree with it and think this is a good staring point.
As randy says, I see this more as an operational experience
previous to full deployment but imho it´s also the closest
the RIPE NCC (or any other RIR) can/could do at the moment.
I also agree with Jim in taking .arpa as starting point.
Imho, 'e164.arpa." could have been a better way to start and
gain operational experience first (just for the size of it and
the fact, as Jim points out, that it´s managed by the NCC). Still...
I agree with the current RIPE NCC plans and procedures.
Looking into the documents and procedures, it could be a good idea
to produce a "clueless client" oriented document to make this
more available to those willing to sign their zones etc... (my 2 cents).
Regards.
-- Daniel.Diaz
DDL14-RIPE