Name Server Change-over completed

Mon Jul 1 00:43:10 UTC 2002

> Hmm.. surely emailing everyone hoping for a quick change over for roots
> on parts of a fragmented root namespace is just asking for the fragments
> to fragment up some more?
> 
> :)

it's a joke.  i know it isn't april 1, so you have to look for subtleties.

> > For those of you who add the ORSC style TLDTAGS to your root zone,
> > add these for EACH of the TLDs listed above
> > 
> > IN TXT       "<tldtag field='tel' value='+1 (312) 560-3934'>"
> > IN TXT       "<tldtag field='url' value='http://www.biztld.net'>" 
> > IN TXT       "<tldtag field='whois' value='inrs.adns.net/whois.php'>"
> > IN TXT       "<tldtag field='org' value='AtlanticRoot Network Inc.'>" 
> > IN TXT       "<tldtag field='poc' value='Leah Gallegos'>"
> > IN TXT       "<tldtag field='email' value='info at adns.net>"

in this case, the suggesion that TXT RR's be put alongside NS RR's *above*
the zone cut is your clue that the whole thing is a put-on.  i guess this
author was being too subtle about it, so you didn't catch the humour.
-- 
Paul Vixie