Re: eDNS - Temporary Freeze

[Karl Denninger <karl () Mcs Net>]

On Sat, May 03, 1997 at 10:50:27PM -0400, Dwight Ernest wrote:
> At 08:37 PM 5/3/97 -0500, Karl Denninger wrote:
> > On Sat, May 03, 1997 at 04:42:51PM -0700, Paul A Vixie wrote:
> > > Hi.  I'm a root name server operator.
>
> [snip]
>
> Paul operates f.root-servers.net.
>
> > > I take my root zone from the IANA.  Not NSI and especially not from
> stargate 0.
> > Really?
> >
> > Explain this trace please.
>
> [snip]
>
> > Nice try.
>
> What's your point?
>
> generic-prompt % traceroute f.root-servers.net.
> traceroute to f.root-servers.net (192.5.5.241), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
>  1  ult-mbo-1-fe0.mbo.ma.ultra.net (199.232.56.65)  1 ms  1 ms  0 ms
>  2  904.Hssi4-0.GW2.BOS1.ALTER.NET (137.39.135.213)  3 ms  4 ms  4 ms
>  3  422.atm11-0.cr2.bos1.alter.net (137.39.13.250)  52 ms  255 ms  5 ms
>  4  103.Hssi12-0.CR2.PAO1.Alter.Net (137.39.71.169)  84 ms  93 ms  84 ms
>  5  312.atm2-0.br1.pao1.alter.net (137.39.13.145)  89 ms  86 ms  97 ms
>  6  fw.bryant.vix.com (198.32.176.3)  86 ms  91 ms  84 ms
>  7  f.root-servers.net (192.5.5.241)  94 ms  86 ms  89 ms

That Mr. Vixie's server loads from a.root-servers.net, which is controlled
by NSI.

If NSI makes changes in that zone, Mr. Vixie's server will reflect them.

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