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IP: Major root server hosage and the InterNIC -- my god...
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:50:53 -0400
From: Doug Luce <doug () telerama lm com> This morning, I noticed that one of my customers domains was missing from four root name servers (B, E, F, and G). I also found different serial numbers for the com zone across the servers. a.root-servers.net: 1997071701 ; serial b.root-servers.net: 1997071700 ; serial c.root-servers.net: 1997071701 ; serial d.root-servers.net: 1997071700 ; serial e.root-servers.net: 1997071700 ; serial f.root-servers.net: 1997071700 ; serial g.root-servers.net: (unreachable) h.root-servers.net: 1997071500 ; serial i.root-servers.net: 1997071700 ; serial These serial numbers didn't seem to match up with the broken name servers, signalling a serious breakdown. I gave a call to the InterNIC help desk. After a fashion, I spoke with someone. The conversation in short: me: There seems to be a problem with the root nameservers. helpdesk guy: Yes, there was an error during last night's update. me: Ok, is there some place on line I can get an announcement? helpdesk guy: No, there's nothing. me: Ok, well, do you have a pointer to somewhere I can read about the status of this problem? helpdesk guy: No, nothing is going to be put up about it. Conclusions: 1) The InterNIC can very quickly and easily mess up the entire way people use the internet, functionally making the network unusable. Nothing new here. 2) The InterNIC doesn't feel responsible to anyone. They don't need to provide explanations, give status, or care at all about the people they are supposed to serve. Does NSI think this attitude isn't going hurt them in the capital markets? Doug
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