% 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 not required -now- but it will be, eventually. to clarify the last statement, "...at least one reachable, valid..." as long as this announced change is fresh in your minds, it might be useful to make the changes in you live systems, then be on the lookout for any new systems deployed in the next few years as it will nessasary to fix them as well (since they are already in the "channel" and will have stale data.) in general, this is not a make/break situation. there is no flag day. folks can even make the change before the "insertion" day and still be functional. -- --bill