Marten,
rs.internic.net:domain/named.root says:
; ; This file holds the information on root name servers needed to ; initialize cache of Internet domain name servers ; (e.g. reference this file in the "cache . <file>" ; configuration file of BIND domain name servers). ; ; This file is made available by InterNIC registration services ; under anonymous FTP as ; file /domain/named.root ; on server FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET ; -OR- under Gopher at RS.INTERNIC.NET ; under menu InterNIC Registration Services (NSI) ; submenu InterNIC Registration Archives ; file named.root ; ; last update: May 11, 1994 ; related version of root zone: 940516 ; . 99999999 IN NS NS.INTERNIC.NET. NS.INTERNIC.NET. 99999999 A 198.41.0.4 . 99999999 NS NS1.ISI.EDU. NS1.ISI.EDU. 99999999 A 128.9.0.107 . 99999999 NS C.NYSER.NET. C.NYSER.NET. 99999999 A 192.33.4.12 . 99999999 NS TERP.UMD.EDU. TERP.UMD.EDU. 99999999 A 128.8.10.90 . 99999999 NS NS.NASA.GOV. NS.NASA.GOV. 99999999 A 128.102.16.10 99999999 A 192.52.195.10 . 99999999 NS NS.NIC.DDN.MIL. NS.NIC.DDN.MIL. 99999999 A 192.112.36.4 . 99999999 NS AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL. AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL. 99999999 A 128.63.4.82 99999999 A 192.5.25.82 . 99999999 NS NIC.NORDU.NET. NIC.NORDU.NET. 99999999 A 192.36.148.17 ; End of File
Most true, and since I am mirroring this file and have a notifier running the appearance of this new file was sent to me. I, however, never saw a announcement of this. I do not expect that the whole world needs to mirror this file... __ Erik-Jan.