[lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change
Jim Fleming JimFleming at ameritech.net
Tue Nov 5 14:54:37 CET 2002
Now that UltraDNS and others have been selected to run .ORG[Y]... http://www.ultradns.com/about/advisors.html Dr. Dave Farber Bill Manning http://www.arin.net/about_us/ab_org_bot.html Bill Manning http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space ================================= How is the .ORG[Y] $6 per domain per year divided between all of the various people ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Manning" <bmanning at ISI.EDU> To: "Daniel Karrenberg" <Daniel.Karrenberg at ripe.net> Cc: <crain at icann.org>; <dns-wg at ripe.net>; <lir-wg at ripe.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change > % Also note that a hints file change is ***not required***. > % You can do that anytime within the next -say- 5 **years** or so. > % Your DNS will continue to work as long as there is at least > % one valid root server address in the hints file. > % > % Daniel > > not required -now- but it will be, eventually. > to clarify the last statement, "...at least one > reachable, valid..." > > as long as this announced change is fresh in your > minds, it might be useful to make the changes in > you live systems, then be on the lookout for > any new systems deployed in the next few years > as it will nessasary to fix them as well (since > they are already in the "channel" and will have > stale data.) > > in general, this is not a make/break situation. > there is no flag day. folks can even make the change > before the "insertion" day and still be functional. > > > -- > --bill
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