New Document available: RIPE-233

Question:

Why would you make a root-server renumber if it changes areas?

The document starts by talking about why the servers are special and it is 
difficult to change the addresses etc. It ends by saying that if they 
change region they will have to renumber.

Is there an explanation for this.

At present we are talking about 13 servers I can't think of any large 
issues that would be caused by having the addresses routed from elsewhere 
outside the RIPE region.

Maybe I'm missing something crucial?

JC