No Rootserver vs too much traffic

[Kevin Darcy]

J. F=F6rster wrote:

> "Kevin Darcy" wrote:
> >
> > j.foerster wrote:
> >
> > > Kevin Darcy wrote
> > > >
> > > So in my opinion the TTL should be > 40 Days ....
> > No, the TTL's in the hints file are basically meaningless. named only=
 uses
> the
> > hints file when it starts up, to get the real root-zone data. Then wh=
at
> matters
> > is what the TTL's are on *those* records.
> Do I have to ask the rootserver-admin for the TTL he/she`s using in his
> zone-data,
> or is there another way to find it out?

Just do a root NS query to a root server using "dig" or using "nslookup" =
in
debug mode. The TTL values will display in the output.


- Kevin