F.Root-Servers.net and bogus data

Mon Feb 24 23:23:39 UTC 1997

On Monday, February 24, 1997 4:50 PM, Michael Handler[SMTP:handler at sub-rosa.com] wrote:
@ In <3.0.32.19970224171008.00727978 at 207.87.243.20>,
@ Eric Germann <ekgermann at cctec.com> wrote:
@ 
@ > In the process of switching ISP's, I sent some updates off to InterNIC last
@ > friday.  The new SOA's are in place on all root servers except for
@ > f.root-servers.net.  Mail to hostmaster at internic.net yields no response
@ > (who knows, they could be using f.....)
@ 
@ handler at jumpgate ~$ check_soa com. | grep F
@ F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET has serial number 1997021900
@ 
@ hostmaster at internic.net is only for updating your data on the master
@ root servers. The master root has performed the updates, but
@ F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET hasn't loaded new "COM." data since Wednesday
@ of last week. (Sorry, Paul).
@ 

If you are using the new TRUE Root Name Servers...

J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
M.ROOT-SERVER.NET

....in your root.cache file, then you do not have to
get involved with F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
The Legacy Root Name Servers are being migrated
to become Top Level Domain (TLD) Name Servers.

If you "dig" at the TRUE Root Name Servers above
for a domain in .COM, all you will get is a referral
to the .COM TLD Name Servers which are shown
below:

===============================================
; <<>> DiG 2.1 <<>> @j.root-servers.net unety.com 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10
;; flags: qr rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 9, Addit: 9
;; QUESTIONS:
;;	unety.com, type = A, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY RECORDS:
COM.	518400	NS	A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
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.

;; ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	198.41.0.4
H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	128.63.2.53
B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	128.9.0.107
C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	192.33.4.12
D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	128.8.10.90
E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	192.203.230.10
I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	192.36.148.17
F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	192.5.5.241
G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	3600000	A	192.112.36.4

;; Total query time: 62 msec
;; FROM: doorstep.unety.net to SERVER: j.root-servers.net  198.41.0.10
;; WHEN: Mon Feb 24 17:07:56 1997
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 27  rcvd: 334
===============================================

In summary, once you move your root.cache "up"
a level to the TRUE Root Name Servers, then
you can forget about who is serving each Top Level
Domain.

You will note that the above .COM servers do
not list the new TRUE Root Name Servers. That
would defeat the purpose of deploying the new
TRUE Root Name Servers which will only provide
referrals to TLD Name Servers.

--
Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation

e-mail:
JimFleming at unety.net
JimFleming at unety.s0.g0 (EDNS/IPv8)