Re: Network Solutions is now in the wringer

["Stephen Sprunk" <ssprunk () cisco com>]

I believe Vixie stated (back in November) that all of the root server
operators now manually FTP the files from NSI and load them as local masters
after manual verification
(http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/9811/msg00369.html).  I
don't believe it's been stated publicly whether they keep backup copies, but
I'd be surprised if none of them did.

Paul?  Care to comment?

Stephen

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Robb <pceasy () norfolk infi net>
To: Sean Donelan <SEAN () SDG DRA COM>
Cc: nanog () merit edu <nanog () merit edu>
Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 22:18
Subject: Re: Network Solutions is now in the wringer


> At 01:22 3/27/99 -0600, Sean Donelan wrote:
> > pceasy () norfolk INfi NET (Dean Robb) writes:
> > > While not a network operator, I think it would be most prudent to
consider
> > > and discuss (among those who ARE netops) what do to if, say, the root
> > > server were suddenly comletely unaccessible for several days/permanently
> > > for *whatever* reason.
> >
> > Duh, isn't that why there is more than one root server in the world?
>
> My concern is with the master server that NSI operates.  My hope was that a
> netop who *didn't* have a contingency plan might start putting one
together.
> > However I feel some people confuse the data in the root servers, with
> > the databases used to generate those zone files.  There is a subtle, but
> > important difference.  And why simply copying the zone files is not
> > sufficient.
>
> So who has copies of the databases?  If NSI's master (the a-root?) is
> unavailable, new domains obviously wouldn't propagate, but how long can the
> other root servers go without getting an update?  Does the system as
> currently configured *require* some server somewhere to be the master and
> is there one that can take over if NSI's are toast?
>
>
>
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>
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