[6278] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: First? TRUE Root Name Server On Line
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul A Vixie)
Sun Nov 24 03:48:40 1996
To: Jim Fleming <JimFleming@unety.net>
cc: "'jamie@dilbert.multiverse.com'" <jamie@dilbert.multiverse.com>,
"'bobm@NIC.DDN.MIL'" <bobm@nic.ddn.mil>,
"'jamesf@ARL.MIL'" <jamesf@arl.mil>, "'koda@ISI.EDU'" <koda@isi.edu>,
"'marcel@NSIPO.NASA.GOV'" <marcel@nsipo.nasa.gov>,
"'markk@NETSOL.COM'" <markk@netsol.com>,
"'matti@COMEDIA.SE'" <matti@comedia.se>,
"'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>,
"newdom@vrx.net" <newdom@vrx.net>,
"'psinet-domain-admin@PSI.COM'" <psinet-domain-admin@psi.com>,
"'sneeri@NI.UMD.EDU'" <sneeri@ni.umd.edu>
reply-to: newdom@vrx.net
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 23 Nov 1996 19:20:24 CST."
<01BBD973.612B1360@webster.unety.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 00:42:44 -0800
From: Paul A Vixie <paul@vix.com>
Jim, you wrote:
> This is truly a fine piece of work. I hope that you continue
> to refine your analysis of not only the 9 "popular" Root Name
> Servers but all of the Root Name Servers.
There is no distinction. Having a server that answers for names in "."
using data not registered via the IANA (directly or indirectly) is not
the same as having a "root name server."
Your desire to make a distinction between "popular" and "actual" is
dishonest, misleading, ugly, and rude. There are exactly nine root
name servers. Not "popular" root name servers - 9 SERVERS, total:
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 198.41.0.4
B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 128.9.0.107
C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 192.33.4.12
D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 128.8.10.90
E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 192.203.230.10
F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 192.5.5.241
G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 192.112.36.4
H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 128.63.2.53
I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 602325 A 192.36.148.17
Get over it.
Paul
