root-servers.net replaced?

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

CJ <cozzmo1 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote in message news:<a7qdg9$4ie at pub3.rc.vix.com>...

>>Verisign has nothing to do with root-servers.

> Not true.

One learns every day.

But isn't most of the root-servers run by various independant organizations ? 
And to what degree does verisign "control" the root-servers ? Any links
to spread some more knowledge about this ?

Peter h

> Verisign (Previously Network solutions) houses the "A Root" server at
> their Herndon VA location.
> They also maintain multiple Root servers in the area.
> With the advent of and ICANN ruling and the Central Registry they can
> no longer deny other registrars equal access to these servers.
> They are policed closely to prevent any improprieties.
> But the name until recently was always *.ROOT-SERVERS.NET; that was
> the only domain associated with any Root-Zone Servers.

> The ultimate hack would have been (Still might be) to get NSI to
> delete the domain name ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> This would have taken down the root servers and every top level domain
> for every country and .com .net .* (Yes country top levels also
> depended on the 13 servers and are at the mercy of NSI as the
> registrar for their top level).

> We would have to all type IP's into our browser.
> I wonder how they can separate the duties of these to another sever on
> a different domain.
> When my AOL's name server links to a root server for resolution, it
> needs to go to a central DB. (I suspect it's on *.ROOT-SERVERS.NET)
> If these servers (*.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) point you somewhere else that
> would still make ROOT-SERVERS.NET the single point of failure and put
> them upstream of all these other servers.

> The one thing I am aware of is that the advent of NSTLD.COM and
> GTLD-SERVERS.NET is somewhat new.
> I am still curious as to the reason and history behind this. 
> I am also curious as to how this change was implemented.

> crzzy1


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