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Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:59:32 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, John Crain wrote:
This WILL require a change to your root hints file. The new
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Both the new and old j.root-servers.net IP space will provide answers in parallel for the foreseeable future.
Since its been 5 years since the hints/cache boot file has changed, it may be useful to remind people an immediate change to your local configuration files is not required. You don't need to slashdot internic.net tomorrow morning trying to download the file. As long as 1 listed IP address responds with the current list of root servers, the server doesn't even need to be a root server itself, your name server should figure out who are the current roots. In the 1980's and 1990's when the hints/cache file changed regularly, some people when years without updating it. Or only updated it when they upgraded their name server code. Don't Panic.
Current thread:
- Important Informational Message - root.zone change John Crain (Nov 04)
- RE: Important Informational Message - root.zone change John Crain (Nov 04)
- don't panic Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change john (Nov 04)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Important Informational Message - root.zone change John Crain (Nov 04)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Sean Donelan (Nov 04)
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- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Daniel Karrenberg (Nov 04)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Perry E. Metzger (Nov 05)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change John Payne (Nov 05)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Andrew Brown (Nov 06)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Perry E. Metzger (Nov 05)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Randy Bush (Nov 05)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change bmanning (Nov 05)
- Who reads warning messages? Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Sean Donelan (Nov 05)
- Re: Important Informational Message - root.zone change Chris Adams (Nov 05)