[lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change
Jim Fleming JimFleming at ameritech.net
Tue Nov 5 18:13:52 CET 2002
----- Original Message ----- From: <Niall.oReilly at ucd.ie> To: "John Crain" <crain at icann.org> Cc: "'RIPE DNS WG'" <dns-wg at ripe.net>; "'RIPE LIR WG'" <lir-wg at ripe.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change > > This is of course true, but it doesn't mean you should wait 5 years. > > > > Not updating you hints is not going to cause you any grief but it is > > good practice to keep it > > up to date when it changes. > > > > JC > > Indeed. I always prefer to deal early with 5-year time bombs! 8-) > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt 3:119 IE (IRELAND) Don't worry, it does not take 5 years for the new DNS software to remove your TLD. With no IN-ADDR.IE zone, it is easy to spot the ones slated to be phased out. http://www.analogx.com/cgi-bin/cgidig.exe?DNS=205.214.45.10&Query=in-addr.ie&Type=255&submit=Lookup With so few "slots" open in the legacy root servers, only a limited number of TLDs can be supported. Jim Fleming 128-bit DNS is closer than you think... COM...DE...NET...ORG...INFO...BIZ...US...ONLINE http://ipv8.dyndns.tv http://ipv8.dyns.cx http://ipv8.no-ip.com http://ipv8.no-ip.biz http://ipv8.no-ip.info http://ipv8.myip.us http://ipv8.dyn.ee http://ipv8.community.net.au
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