So who runs F, and how do I politely ask them to check and see if they picked up their updates last Friday. Contact listed for root-servers.net is hostmaster@internic.net.
WHOIS has contact information for individual root servers (as well as all nameservers responsible for initial-level delegations). In general this information is accurate and correct. ---cut [all-purpose-gunk!jhawk] ~> whois f.root-servers.net Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Hostname: F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET Address: 192.5.5.241 System: DEC ALPHA running BIND 4.9.5 Host Administrator: Vixie, Paul (PV15) paul@VIX.COM +1 415 747 0204 Domain Server Record last updated on 09-Oct-96. To see this host record with registered users, repeat the command with a star ('*') before the name; or, use '%' to show JUST the registered users. The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information (Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's). Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information. ---cut It's worth noting that during the recent problems with H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET, contact information in WHOIS was not useful during off-hours. That has been rectified and the info for H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET is now up-to-date.
At the risk of starting another flame war, does this make F the One FALSE Root Server?
Please let's fight to keep the nanog signal-to-noise ratio better than it is. You should do your part. --jhawk