root-server trouble?

[Barry Margolin]

In article <199908201800.OAA07269 at fw1-b.osis.gov>,
Joseph S D Yao  <jsdy at cospo.osis.gov> wrote:
>> > I can't query b and i.root-servers.net (ping is ok). In addition,
>> > k.root-servers.net gives me flaky answers (e.g., it doesn't know about
>> > devcon.net, while a does).
>> 
>> can't tell about your issues w/ b & i.
>> k only has the root, a has root and net - hence the difference.
>
>Curious.  Bill, you sure about that?  Look what's listed first, below.
>[Hmmm ... "GTLD" servers?]

K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET is not the same machine as K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.  The
servers in the GTLD-SERVERS.NET domain are authoritative for COM, ORG, and
NET, but not for the root zone.  Most of the root servers are also
authoritative for the GTLDs, but not all of them.

>Non-authoritative answer:
>net	nameserver = K.GTLD-SERVERS.net
>net	nameserver = J.GTLD-SERVERS.net


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