Re: News of ISC Developing BIND Patch

[Mike Tancsa <mike () sentex net>]

At 12:20 AM 17/09/2003, Paul Vixie wrote:

> > The next version of the root-servers.net hints file should not have any
> > netSOL owned root servers in it.  That will make the transition easier.
>
> excuse me for the harsh language, but that's just silly.  verisign's root
> name servers (a-root and j-root) are professionally run by some of the best
> dns techs in the industry.  nothing that's happening with dot-com or dot-net

I trust your assessment of the DNS techs.  But what about the DNS tech's 
bosses?  They ordered some pretty lumpy things be done with .com and .net. 
Given that track record, whats to stop them from ordering the GTLD techs 
from doing something equally lumpy.

        ---Mike