At 05:32 PM 4/26/2002 -0400, Matt Zito wrote: Replacing the hints file with the top level zone speeds up lookups, and removes the burden from the root servers: zone "." { type master; file "root.db"; }; However, the best way to do this is to AXFR the root zone off of the root servers (note this is the ORSC root configuration and *NOT* the ICANN root): zone "." { type slave; file "root.db.slave"; masters{ 199.166.24.12; 216.13.126.116; 199.166.28.10; 204.80.125.130; 195.117.6.25; 199.166.31.3; 199.166.31.250; 199.5.157.128; 204.57.55.100; 213.196.2.97; }; }; Irrespective of whether you agree with the contents, this method is a very clean and efficient way to reduce the load on the root servers.
I really don't want to start any discussions about the relative merits of the ICANN vs. ORSC vs. New.net vs. anything root zones, but I feel like I need to mention that the main zones on this page are for the ORSC root servers, not the ICANN ones. The ICANN zone file at the bottom is the hints file, not the root zone.
Thanks, Matt
-----Original Message----- From: William Warren [mailto:hescominsoon@faithwalk.org] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 5:20 PM To: Curtis Maurand; nanog Subject: Re: root zone file
Hope this helps http://www.superroot.net/downloads.html
Curtis Maurand wrote:
Anyone know where I can obtain the latest and greatest? I just tried ftp.icann.org to no avail (host not found.) which is where I
used to get
them. Thanks in advance Curtis
Best Regards, Simon -- ###