eDNS - Temporary Freeze

Sun May 4 01:37:27 UTC 1997

On Sat, May 03, 1997 at 04:42:51PM -0700, Paul A Vixie wrote:
> Hi.  I'm a root name server operator.  Jim Fleming wrote:
> 
> > Everyone, especially ISPs and NANOG members, should
> > encourage the owner/operators of the Root Name Servers
> > in the above Confederations to represent them at these
> > historic round table discussions which will be largely held
> > in the open environment of the Internet and in traditional
> > Internet forums.
> 
>I take my root zone from the IANA.  Not NSI and especially not from stargate 0.

Really?

Explain this trace please.

traceroute to a.root-servers.net (198.41.0.4), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  Loop-Core1-TX12-0.mcs.net (192.160.127.110)  1.346 ms  1.068 ms  0.994 ms
 2  mcsnet-gw.chicago.good.net (207.98.189.129)  1.753 ms  1.878 ms  1.755 ms
 3  vienna.good.net (207.98.128.3)  19.578 ms  20.570 ms  26.779 ms
 4  maeeast.bbnplanet.net (192.41.177.1)  25.668 ms  27.683 ms  26.536 ms
 5  collegepk-br1.bbnplanet.net (4.0.1.17)  32.997 ms  34.288 ms  28.389 ms
 6  collegepk-cr3.bbnplanet.net (128.167.253.1)  25.785 ms  28.684 ms  27.843 ms
 7  netsol.bbnplanet.net (192.221.77.130)  31.580 ms  33.831 ms  29.229 ms
 8  * * a.root-servers.net (198.41.0.4)  44.905 ms

netsol.bbnplanet.net is Network Solutions, Inc., otherwise known as NSI.

InterNIC Registration (INTERNIC-BLK) INTERNIC-BLK1   198.0.0.0 - 198.255.255.0
Network Solutions, Inc. (NETBLK-INTERNIC) NETBLK-INTERNIC
						       198.41.0.0 - 198.41.2.0
Network Solutions, Inc. (NET-INTERNIC1)	INTERNIC1      198.41.0.0 - 198.41.3.0

Nice try.

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