> Why do you even need a AAAA record to do that? Just do a traceroute to the > v6 address. The temporary AAAA record seems to do nothing useful in your > proposed procedure. > > Easiest hack to test site usability: Modify your hosts file. Don't even > publish the record in DNS until you're ready. Then there's no SEO > implications. :) >
You could go direct to the v6 addy, but using your hosts file for a dns record isn't going to work for the remote route servers I suggest testing from. Using a temp AAAA doesn't hurt, or lose you anything, and is technically a more accurate test, ultimatly I leave it to your discretion. \n