Root Nameserver

Marten,

> rs.internic.net:domain/named.root says:
> 
> ;
> ;       This file holds the information on root name servers needed to
> ;       initialize cache of Internet domain name servers 
> ;       (e.g. reference this file in the "cache  .  <file>"
> ;       configuration file of BIND domain name servers).
> ;
> ;       This file is made available by InterNIC registration services
> ;       under anonymous FTP as
> ;           file                /domain/named.root
> ;           on server           FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET
> ;       -OR- under Gopher at    RS.INTERNIC.NET
> ;           under menu          InterNIC Registration Services (NSI)
> ;              submenu          InterNIC Registration Archives
> ;           file                named.root
> ;
> ;       last update:    May 11, 1994
> ;       related version of root zone:   940516
> ;
> .                        99999999 IN  NS    NS.INTERNIC.NET.
> NS.INTERNIC.NET.         99999999     A     198.41.0.4
> .                        99999999     NS    NS1.ISI.EDU. 
> NS1.ISI.EDU.             99999999     A     128.9.0.107
> .                        99999999     NS    C.NYSER.NET.
> C.NYSER.NET.             99999999     A     192.33.4.12
> .                        99999999     NS    TERP.UMD.EDU.
> TERP.UMD.EDU.            99999999     A     128.8.10.90
> .                        99999999     NS    NS.NASA.GOV.
> NS.NASA.GOV.             99999999     A     128.102.16.10
>                          99999999     A     192.52.195.10
> .                        99999999     NS    NS.NIC.DDN.MIL.
> NS.NIC.DDN.MIL.          99999999     A     192.112.36.4
> .                        99999999     NS    AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL.
> AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL.        99999999     A     128.63.4.82
>                          99999999     A     192.5.25.82
> .                        99999999     NS    NIC.NORDU.NET.
> NIC.NORDU.NET.           99999999     A     192.36.148.17
> ; End of File

Most true, and since I am mirroring this file and have a notifier running
the appearance of this new file was sent to me. I, however, never saw a
announcement of this. I do not expect that the whole world needs to
mirror this file...

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Erik-Jan.