root hints

[Warren Kumari]

On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 5:02 PM Greg Rivers <gcr+bind-users at tharned.org>
wrote:

> On Wednesday, May 02, 2018 16:48:00 Rick Dicaire wrote:
> > ... what is the official/best practise/recommended way to update
> root.hints?
> >
> https://www.iana.org/domains/root/files
>
> But you don't really need it unless you're running an internal root; as
> stated at that link, "For many pieces of software, this list comes built
> into the software.". As I recall, this is true for BIND.



Yup, this is built into BIND and automagically managed.

Unless you have a *really* good reason to monkey with it, ‘tis best left
alone these days...

W


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-- 
I don't think the execution is relevant when it was obviously a bad idea in
the first place.
This is like putting rabid weasels in your pants, and later expressing
regret at having chosen those particular rabid weasels and that pair of
pants.
   ---maf
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