Root servers screwed

[Bill Manning]

 Not at all.  b-m do not carry the .com zone. They use to
but being root servers, those zones were excised and placed on
dedicated .com servers.  "A" still has not made the transition.
so b-m will provide a referal to .com servers.  A will answer.
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% 
% This is correct from A:
% 
% unixws1:~ $ dig @a.root-servers.net microsoft.com
% ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @a.root-servers.net microsoft.com
% ; (1 server found)
% ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
% ;; got answer:
% ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
% ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4
% ;; QUERY SECTION:
% ;;      microsoft.com, type = A, class = IN
% 
% ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
% microsoft.com.          2D IN NS        ATBD.microsoft.com.
% microsoft.com.          2D IN NS        DNS4.CP.MSFT.NET.
% microsoft.com.          2D IN NS        DNS5.CP.MSFT.NET.
% microsoft.com.          2D IN NS        DNS1.microsoft.com.
% ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
% ATBD.microsoft.com.     2D IN A         131.107.1.7
% DNS4.CP.MSFT.NET.       2D IN A         207.46.138.11
% DNS5.CP.MSFT.NET.       2D IN A         207.46.138.12
% DNS1.microsoft.com.     2D IN A         131.107.1.240
% ;; Total query time: 61 msec
% ;; FROM: unixws1 to SERVER: a.root-servers.net  198.41.0.4
% ;; WHEN: Wed Jul  5 22:04:14 2000
% ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 31  rcvd: 182
% 
% 
% 
% ----------------------------------------------------------
% This is a Very Bad Thing (tm) from B:
% unixws1:~ $ dig @b.root-servers.net microsoft.com
% ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @b.root-servers.net microsoft.com
% ; (1 server found)
% ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
% ;; got answer:
% ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
% ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 12, ADDITIONAL: 12
% ;; QUERY SECTION:
% ;;      microsoft.com, type = A, class = IN
% ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
% COM.                    6D IN NS        A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% COM.                    6D IN NS        I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
% ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
% A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    198.41.0.4
% G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.112.36.4
% F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.17.208.67
% F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.5.5.241
% E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     5w6d16h IN A    192.203.230.10
% J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.41.0.21
% K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         195.8.99.11
% A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.41.3.38
% M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         210.176.152.18
% H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         216.33.75.82
% C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         205.188.185.18
% I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         192.36.144.253
% ;; Total query time: 86 msec
% ;; FROM: unixws1 to SERVER: b.root-servers.net  128.9.0.107
% ;; WHEN: Wed Jul  5 22:05:00 2000
% ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 31  rcvd: 447
% 
% 
% ----------------------------------------------------
% 
% Adam Maloney
% Systems Administrator
% Sihope Communications
% 
% On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Bill Manning wrote:
% 
% > % 
% > % Can someone else confirm that b,c,d,h,i,j,k,l, and m.root-servers.net are
% > % FUBAR?
% > % 
% > % Adam Maloney
% > % Systems Administrator
% > % Sihope Communications
% > 
% > 
% > l & b look good from here.  why do you think otherwise?
% > 
% > --bill
% > 
% 
% 


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--bill