On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, J. Baptista wrote:
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> On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Joseph Friedman wrote:
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> > So anytime a root server is added or moved (and its IP# changes) the only
> > for all the DNS servers worldwide to know of the change(s) is to manually
> > update the list?
>
> Yup, or as richard said - if they upgrade bind - so do they upgrade the
> root cache.
>
> Sounds like something the anti rackets people would be interested in.
> Does it not. Microsoft may run the worlds OS, but Vixie controls the root
> cache.
Vixie does not "control the root cache." Vixie controls the root cache on
a single root(which I believe is also a SLD) server.
> Mr. Vixie should make it quite clear that there are options.
He is under no obligation to do so, and further, why would he? To date, I
haven't seen any truly viable alternatives and I've looked. If I
were to hazard a guess, he hasn't either. So, why mention something that
to you(options) don't exist?
It is als important to stress that viability encompasses much more than
throwing up a bunch of boxes wherever and calling them "root servers." To
date, and I'll doubtlessly get flamed for saying this, all the attempts I
have witnessed at alternative root servers have consisted of little more
than this. No serious financial backing, no production-grade management/
syncranization, no serious marketing(by professionals), no serious buy-in.
> But as has been mentioned before on these lists - vixie is sponsored by
> the very people who run the roots,
Vixie *is* one of the people who runs the roots, and if I am not
mistaken(which is possible) I don't believe any of the root
server operators are compensated for running those servers. They do so as
a service to the Internet community.
Perhaps you could tell us who exactly runs the various root servers and in
what fashion they "sponsor" Vixie since you make the claim that they are
doing so.
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