[21489] in North American Network Operators' Group
For amusement (more on root nameserver problem)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David R. Conrad)
Mon Nov 16 02:13:45 1998
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 19:10:54 -0800
From: "David R. Conrad" <David_Conrad@isc.org>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Hi,
Received the following recently. I'll let it speak for itself.
Regards,
-drc
-------- Original Message --------
>>From: FGC Sunnyvale NOC [mailto:snvnoc@globalcenter.net]
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:14 PM
>>To: global@isi.net
>>Subject: Internet Degradation November 11, 1998
>>
>>Inconsistencies between InterNIC and the Internet Software Consortium
>>(root-servers.net) caused a wide-scale DNS outage today starting around
>>17:15 UTC (09:15 PST). Technically, F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET's cache seemed to
>>have been removed or in some way distorted. A number of domains may have
>>shown up as non-existant during queries. This has in no way affected
>>internal FGC nameservers.
>>
>>Unfortunately, InterNIC was unaware of this situation directly. The
>>Internet Software Consortium who maintain the root-servers were
>>unavailable for discussing the situation directly.
>>
>>The situation was resolved at approximately 20:30 UTC (12:30 PST).
>>
>>Frontier GlobalCenter ticket #981111066 was created to track this
>>service degradation.
>>
>>If you have questions regarding this email notification, wish to be
>>removed from the customer list, or require further assistance, please
>>send Email to 'snvnoc@globalcenter.net' or call 1-888-541-9888,
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