[53305] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: "VeriSign Moves DNS Server To Boost Security"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com)
Fri Nov 8 19:42:47 2002
From: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
To: sean@donelan.com (Sean Donelan)
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 23:48:37 -0800 (PST)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0211081817370.12494-100000@clifden.donelan.com> from "Sean Donelan" at Nov 08, 2002 06:37:26 PM
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> >From tha archives, "J" was only supposed to be at NSI for a temporary
> period before moving to a different location (and organization), much like
> "L" and "M" moved to LINX and WIDE after a brief period at ISI and NSI.
>
> The real question isn't why "J" has moved a few miles to a different
> Verisign building, but where in the world should "J" move?
>
> >From my limited understanding of the data, Hong Kong appears to be the
> most technically sound location for a new root server. Asia-Pacific rim
> is heavly dependant on "M" now. Yes, a lot of A-P traffic is exchanged on
> the west coast of the US. But HK is probably the second most central
> telcomm location for the regiona. South America, Africa, Russia, India
> have lots of people, but aren't very central network-wise. Root servers
> need to be able to serve the world, not just a local region or country.
patience grasshopper. :)
pushing "J" to a distinctly different broadcast domain
is the first step to pushing that instance elsewhere.
pre-ICANN, things moved fairly quickly as compared to
post-ICANN.
--bill
