External (not in the same domain) name server

Wed Mar 3 02:06:43 UTC 2004

On 2 Mar 2004, at 21:02, Randy Bush wrote:

>>> Does only allow to use "registered hosts" as name servers
>>> in .com and .net domains.
>> This is a requirement of Verisign registry, and should be
>> true for all net/com registrars.
>
> s;net/com;;
>
> presuming you mean that there should be registered host rr
> for all known servers.  otherwise, i suspect the servfails
> will get even worse.

Actually, no. Verisign registry requires host records with addresses 
for nameservers named under com and net, and requires host records 
without addresses for nameservers named within other domains.

Most other registries do not follow the verisign schema of 
inter-relational host and domain objects; typically nameservers are 
stored as fields in the records for their dependant domains. In those 
registries no "registration of hosts" is required.

Joe