root-servers.net replaced?

[Nate Campi]

On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 08:37:11PM -0800, CJ wrote:
> 
> It used to be that the 13 root servers where all X.root-servers.net 
> (X is a variable to represent [a-m])
> now I see that the ones that crop up (usually when using a bogus dig command)are 
> X.gtld-servers.net 
> I also ocasionally see
> L2.NSTLD.COM a group of these are cropping up.
> 
> Any explanations for the new domain names that are associated here?
> Why would Verisign change the name?

L2.NSTLD.COM is one of the servers authoritative for GTLD-SERVERS.net.
The group of servers authoritative for com, net and org have domain inside
the GTLD-SERVERS.net domain.
-- 
Nate

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