Re: Root Server Operators (Re: What *are* they smoking?)

[Lars Erik Gullerud <lerik () nolink net>]

On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 18:50, William Allen Simpson wrote:

> > Please note that the people running the root nameservsers are a different
> > set from the people who run the .com and .net nameservers.
> True, these days, at least in part.
>
> Since the latest zone for .net (and maybe .com according to the 
> announcement) contains data that 
>  * indicates existance for domains that actually do not exist, and 
>  * incorrect addresses for domains that exist, but are not using the 
>    name service of netSOL cum verisign, 
> it is arguably not a valid zone file.  Therefore, any root server 
> operators should refuse the improper zone file.

Whether the .net and .com zone files are valid or not is really
irrelevant for your argument - since the zone file served by the root
servers is only for the . zone, not the .net or .com zones any more. The
zone file the _root servers_ hold IS therefore a valid zone file.
Whatever junk Verisign puts into the com. and net. zones does not
implicate the . zone servers at all. 

/leg