Re: root zone file

[Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>]

Once upon a time, Curtis Maurand <curtis () maurand com> said:
> Anyone know where I can obtain the latest and greatest?  I just tried
> ftp.icann.org to no avail (host not found.) which is where I used to get
> them.

It doesn't change very often (when was the last time it changed?), but
there is always:

$ dig @a.root-servers.net . ns

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @a.root-servers.net . ns 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 13
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      ., type = NS, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
.                       6D IN NS        F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       6D IN NS        G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.5.5.241
B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    128.9.0.107
J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    198.41.0.10
K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    193.0.14.129
L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    198.32.64.12
M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    202.12.27.33
I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.36.148.17
E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.203.230.10
D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    128.8.10.90
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    198.41.0.4
H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    128.63.2.53
C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.33.4.12
G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.112.36.4

;; Total query time: 27 msec
;; FROM: fly.hiwaay.net to SERVER: a.root-servers.net  198.41.0.4
;; WHEN: Fri Apr 26 16:10:33 2002
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 17  rcvd: 436

$ 

-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.