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RE: Root Nameserver Changes
From: Peter Galbavy <peter () demon net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 16:02:36 +0100
On Tuesday, May 20, 1997 2:25 PM, Jim Fleming [SMTP:JimFleming () unety net] wrote:
It would be good if the various continents had their own Root Name Server Confederations. If that were the case, traffic would not be shuttled across the various oceans just to give the illusion that there is operational redundancy.
But does the fact that these packets cross continents imply less redundancy ? Given the number of transatlantic cables in place and the new ones on the way, I do not think it is reasonable to assume that (in this instance) that all of Europe will disappear at once ?
To add European root name servers to the list that North American operators use does not do them a service.
Well, we Europeans have *suffered* because of the lack (all one of) non-North American root name servers. "You" did not seem so worried then (note the quotes around the word "you"). Distributing name servers is an operational issue, and given enough transit services to them, this is not really a redundancy problem, mearly political. Peter Galbavy Demon Internet Ltd http://www.demon.net/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- RE: Root Nameserver Changes Jim Fleming (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes Paul A Vixie (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes Marc Hurst (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes Jim Dixon (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes Perry E. Metzger (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes George Herbert (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes Marc Hurst (May 20)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes James R. Fisher (May 20)
- RE: Root Nameserver Changes Peter Galbavy (May 20)
- RE: Root Nameserver Changes Jim Fleming (May 20)
- Re: Root Nameserver Changes Paul A Vixie (May 20)