ROOT hints "BEST PRACTICE"

[Joe Baptista]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Beavis <pfunix at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>  I wanted to get the latest root.hints available, and I'm looking at 2
> options.
>
> 1.) run the query.
>
> dig +tcp @a.root-servers.net . ns


try f.root-servers.net instead.

but this one times out on those ipv6 dns boxes.
>
> 2.) download the root.hints from ftp.internic.net


thats probably the safest way to get the zone these days.

cheers
joe baptista


>
>
>
> any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> regards,
> -b
>
>


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