Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January.

Fri Dec 14 17:56:23 UTC 2012

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:42:46PM +0000, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> Jason,
> 
> You've just given 3 weeks notice for a component change in one of the few
> critical part of the Internet's infrastructure, at a time when most
> networks have entered a configuration freeze (which will usually finish at
> the end of 2013 week one or week two), and where two of those weeks are
> holiday / slack periods in large parts of the world where many people won't
> be working.

	Nick,

	I feel compelled to point out that the new service address is
available now, and the old one will be available for another six months.
Feel free to wait until after the holidays to make your changes.

	Cheers,

	--msa