Re: Root Nameserver IPs

[Zachary DeAquila <zachary () zachs place org>]

On Monday, Sep 9, 1996, Nick Hilliard writes:
> > How about allocating some "good sounding" IP addresses for them,
> > (like 1.0.0.x/32) and hard-wiring them into resolver code?  Would
> > save quite a lot of configuration headaches for newbies.
>
> Hardwiring anything like this into a system like DNS sounds like a really
> bad idea if only for the simple reason that DNS is not just used on the
> Internet, but also within private networks.  Having hardwiring IP numbers in
> this case would cause headaches of unimaginable proportions.
>
> Nick

Good point.  So make sure there's a way to override the hardwired defaults,
is all... Anyone setting up a private network with private resolvers, etc,
will be clueful enough to know to include  --rootserverfile named.root 
on the command line...

  --Zachayr
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