[66894] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Don't Panic II (Re: updated root hints file)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bill)
Thu Jan 29 00:14:20 2004
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:13:43 -0800
From: bill <bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com>
To: Donovan Hill <lists@lazyeyez.net>
Cc: bill <bmanning@karoshi.com>,
"'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200401282040.52617.lists@lazyeyez.net>; from lists@lazyeyez.net on Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 08:40:52PM -0800
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 08:40:52PM -0800, Donovan Hill wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 January 2004 07:19 pm, bill wrote:
>
> > "B" will continue to answer on -BOTH- addresses for at least
> > 24 months. Even so, we encourage ISPs and DNS admins to make
> > the changes at their earliest opportunity. That will leave the
> > "tail" to clean up after those folks who may not be avid NANOG
> > readers. :) Questions?
>
> I wonder how many systems will _still_ be trying to get to b.root-servers.net
> at the old address in 5 or even 10 years.
>
> >
> --
> Donovan Hill
bets are being taken. in 1996/7, we changed the default TTL
in the hints file to two weeks. today there are still systems
that query for b.isi, predating the creation of the TLD structure
as we know it now.
--bill
