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Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January.
From: Jean-Francois Mezei <jfmezei_nanog () vaxination ca>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:03:42 -0500
On 12-12-14 12:13, Joe Abley wrote:
In summary, theory (and practice) tells us that: 1. You should update your hints file from time to time, and 2. If you don't, chances are overwhelmingly good that it will make no difference, and everything will work as normal.
But this is important to those who write DNS server software to ensure they embed the most up to date version of the root servers in their binaries. There are also a number of much older systems which no longer get software updates (such as VAX-VMS) so it is good practice to manually maintain the root.hints files so that over time, you don't accumulate more than a couple of disused root server IP addresses.
Current thread:
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January., (continued)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Mike Hale (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Michael Thomas (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Joseph Jackson (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Christopher Morrow (Dec 14)
- Re: Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address Joe Greco (Dec 14)
- Re: Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address Christopher Morrow (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Walter Keen (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. bmanning (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Bill Woodcock (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Joe Abley (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Jean-Francois Mezei (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Julien Goodwin (Dec 15)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Nick Hilliard (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Jay Ashworth (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Joe Antkowiak (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Nick Hilliard (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Joe Abley (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Jay Ashworth (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. bmanning (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. Jay Ashworth (Dec 14)
- Re: Advisory — D-root is changing its IPv4 address on the 3rd of January. bmanning (Dec 14)