.COM on the move...

Tue Aug 5 13:56:03 UTC 1997

[ On Tue, August 5, 1997 at 09:17:35 (-0400), Marc Hurst wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: .COM on the move...
>
> Now that is antitrust activity... betcha that is the one in Spain...

nope, not in spain.

09:43 [52] $ host -aA -l GTLD-SERVERS.INTERNIC.NET
gtld-servers.internic.net.      SOA     ops.internic.net. markk.internic.net. (
                        1997080101      ;serial (version)
                        3600    ;refresh period (1 hour)
                        3600    ;retry interval (1 hour)
                        432000  ;expire time (5 days)
                        86400   ;default ttl (1 day)
                        )
gtld-servers.internic.net.      NS      rs0.internic.net.
gtld-servers.internic.net.      NS      ds0.internic.net.
gtld-servers.internic.net.      NS      ds1.internic.net.
gtld-servers.internic.net.      NS      ds2.internic.net.
gtld-servers.internic.net.      NS      ns.netsol.com.
j.gtld-servers.internic.net.    MX      100 rs.internic.net.
j.gtld-servers.internic.net.    A       198.41.0.21
k.gtld-servers.internic.net.    A       198.41.0.30
k.gtld-servers.internic.net.    MX      100 rs.internic.net.
gtld-servers.internic.net.      SOA     ops.internic.net. markk.internic.net. (
                        1997080101      ;serial (version)
                        3600    ;refresh period (1 hour)
                        3600    ;retry interval (1 hour)
                        432000  ;expire time (5 days)
                        86400   ;default ttl (1 day)
                        )

> > ----------
> > From: 	Richard J. Sexton[SMTP:richard at sexton.org]
> > Sent: 	Monday, August 04, 1997 6:30 PM
> > To: 	edns-discuss at MCS.Net; gtld-discuss at gtld-mou.org; newdom at ar.com; edns-discuss at MCS.Net; DOMAIN-POLICY at LISTS.INTERNIC.NET
> > Subject: 	Part of the open process?
> > 
> > I'm curious about this:
> > 
> > ;; AUTHORITY RECORDS:
> > COM.    518400  NS      H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> > COM.    518400  NS      J.GTLD-SERVERS.INTERNIC.NET.
> > <------------------------
> > COM.    518400  NS      A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.

Oddly enough that one only appears in the NS records advertised in the
live version of the .COM zone, and not in the root servers:

09:48 [56] $ host -u -C com.
com                     NS      E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080400 10800 900 604800 86400)
com                     NS      G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET      hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET (1997080100 10800 900 604800 86400)
 !!! G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET and D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET have different serial for com

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