RE: DNS Updates

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer () MHSC com>]

They haven't updated to BIND8 with notify?

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Harper [mailto:harperb () hotmail com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 3:06 PM
To: nanog () merit edu
Subject: DNS Updates


Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anybody knew when most DNS servers update their
records with regard to changes in DNS hosts for a domain.  I've made
changes to my domain, and it looks like only a handful of DNS servers
(earthlink being one of them that I could find) have actually made the
changes.  I've heard that the turnaround time is normally 24-48 hours
for the changes to take effect, yet it seems that it takes FOREVER for
anything to ever happen when I have NSI update the records for the
site.  Is there a reference on the net somewhere containing when some of
the major DNS servers update their records, or does anybody have any
idea why it always takes so long?  
 
Many Thanks,
Ben