Modern DNS software does all that automatically. People do not have to touch it. Manual operations are expensive, prone to error and require humans to fly around in meat space explaining how things do not work. It is better to build a NetWork. Jim Fleming 128-bit DNS is closer than you think... COM...DE...NET...ORG...INFO...BIZ...US http://ipv8.dyndns.tv http://ipv8.dyns.cx http://ipv8.no-ip.com http://ipv8.no-ip.biz http://ipv8.no-ip.info http://ipv8.myip.us http://ipv8.dyn.ee http://ipv8.community.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Crain" <crain@icann.org> To: "'Daniel Karrenberg'" <Daniel.Karrenberg@ripe.net> Cc: "'RIPE DNS WG'" <dns-wg@ripe.net>; "'RIPE LIR WG'" <lir-wg@ripe.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:41 AM Subject: RE: [lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change This is of course true, but it doesn't mean you should wait 5 years. Not updating you hints is not going to cause you any grief but it is good practice to keep it up to date when it changes. JC
-----Original Message----- From: lir-wg-admin@ripe.net [mailto:lir-wg-admin@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Daniel Karrenberg Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:33 PM To: John Crain Cc: 'RIPE DNS WG'; 'RIPE LIR WG' Subject: RE: [lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change
Also note that a hints file change is ***not required***. You can do that anytime within the next -say- 5 **years** or so. Your DNS will continue to work as long as there is at least one valid root server address in the hints file.
Daniel