Re: Root Server Operators (Re: What *are* they smoking?)

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

On 17 Sep 2003, Paul Vixie wrote:
> > Anyone have a magic named.conf incantation to counter the verisign
> > braindamage?
>
> zone "com" { type delegation-only; };
> zone "net" { type delegation-only; };
>
> > Or does this require a patch to bind?
>
> yes, it does.  to be released shortly.

With enough levels of indirection any computing problem can be solved.

So, Verisign just returns a NS pointer to another name server Verisign
controls which then answers the queries with Verisign's "helpful" web
site.

Half-life of the patch: 1 day?