IPv6 assignments to DNS root servers in the RIPE region

Hi,

On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 08:44:44AM -0400, Randy Bush wrote:
> > Seriously now. I strongly believe that if a root server were to stop 
> > operations, it would be in everyone's benefit that either the address 
> > space where it is hosted moves with it OR **the address space which 
> > it was using is returned**
> 
> nope.  should nasa return 128.8 just because the server is moved from
> 128.8.10.90?  i don't think so.  but, if it is moved, they should not
> put anything else at 128.8.10.90 for a decade or two.

Which makes you agree with Joao, doesn't it?  The way it was done with
128.8 obviously created problems, which would mean that "special networks
for root name servers" might be a good thing after all...

Lacking experience with root name server operations, I didn't comment
the whole proposal yet, and I'm still not sure what is "the right thing
to do".

Let's turn it around - which of both approaches would be "the wrong thing
to do", and why?

Having special-case networks for every other purpose is clearly a bad 
thing, but I think most would agree that root name server *are* special
because that's the only thing you cannot (completely) put into DNS...

With the number of root name servers, I don't see any major issues due
to address wastage or enormous numbers of additional routes.

Just my $0.2...

Gert Doering
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