In article <199702140457.UAA08984@scruz.net> you write:
After verifying that the only problem server remaining was H, we managed to track down the keeper of H around 20:15 PST, he had nameservice down at 20:39 PST and back running with correct results now at 20:47 PST. [...] now, to add an infrequent check of the root nameservers to our homebrew NMS, so our NOC operators can see these things happen as they happen, not after the fact.
Should I even ask this? Where is the Internic's NMS for the root-servers to sound an alarm and get someone to act? And don't let them say that the resources aren't there: "Seventy percent of the [domain] fees collected will be retained by Network Solutions to cover operating costs..." -- Bob Kupiec GES / WNA http://www.ges.com/~kupiec Princeton, NJ