[49381] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Name Server Change-over completed
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Palmer (NANOG Acct))
Sun Jun 30 20:46:49 2002
From: "John Palmer (NANOG Acct)" <nanog@adns.net>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:44:54 -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Sorry Paul, I guess you don't understand how those TLDTAG records
work.
Its no joke.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Vixie" <vixie@vix.com>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: Name Server Change-over completed
>
> > Hmm.. surely emailing everyone hoping for a quick change over for roots
> > on parts of a fragmented root namespace is just asking for the fragments
> > to fragment up some more?
> >
> > :)
>
> it's a joke. i know it isn't april 1, so you have to look for subtleties.
>
> > > For those of you who add the ORSC style TLDTAGS to your root zone,
> > > add these for EACH of the TLDs listed above
> > >
> > > IN TXT "<tldtag field='tel' value='+1 (312) 560-3934'>"
> > > IN TXT "<tldtag field='url' value='http://www.biztld.net'>"
> > > IN TXT "<tldtag field='whois' value='inrs.adns.net/whois.php'>"
> > > IN TXT "<tldtag field='org' value='AtlanticRoot Network Inc.'>"
> > > IN TXT "<tldtag field='poc' value='Leah Gallegos'>"
> > > IN TXT "<tldtag field='email' value='info@adns.net>"
>
> in this case, the suggesion that TXT RR's be put alongside NS RR's *above*
> the zone cut is your clue that the whole thing is a put-on. i guess this
> author was being too subtle about it, so you didn't catch the humour.
> --
> Paul Vixie
>
