Glue at root

[Len Conrad]

> > So I'm still a bit fuzzy as to how I get Glue for my own nameserver?
>
>Ah ha - the full message is fairly clear. The gtld-servers.net
>only supply glue for .com (and some other of these non
>geographic TLD), so they wouldn't be expected to know the IP of
>the ".ca" servers.

I've explained this to Scott Perry at Declude, who runs DNSreport.

>Although calling them "root servers" is a bit misleading

I've also corrected his terminology here, too.

>since the DNS Expert owners have a few experts around here, perhaps
>they'll take note, or explain why they called them "root
>servers" in this instance.

I'll bring these issues  up with him, again.

Len


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