# dig @f.root-servers.net ns . +bufsize=1280 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> @f.root-servers.net ns . +bufsize=1280 ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 17525 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 20 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;. IN NS ;; ANSWER SECTION: . 518400 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 198.41.0.4 A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:503:ba3e::2:30 B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.228.79.201 C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.33.4.12 D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 128.8.10.90 E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.203.230.10 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.5.5.241 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.112.36.4 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 128.63.2.53 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:500:1::803f:235 I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.36.148.17 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.58.128.30 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:503:c27::2:30 K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 193.0.14.129 K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:7fd::1 L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 199.7.83.42 M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 202.12.27.33 M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:dc3::35 ;; Query time: 6 msec ;; SERVER: 192.5.5.241#53(192.5.5.241) ;; WHEN: Mon Feb 4 18:28:37 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 615 So far so good. But with a default buffer size: # dig @f.root-servers.net ns . ; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> @f.root-servers.net ns . ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45287 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 14 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;. IN NS ;; ANSWER SECTION: . 518400 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 518400 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 198.41.0.4 A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:503:ba3e::2:30 B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.228.79.201 C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.33.4.12 D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 128.8.10.90 E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.203.230.10 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.5.5.241 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.112.36.4 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 128.63.2.53 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:500:1::803f:235 I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.36.148.17 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN A 192.58.128.30 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 IN AAAA 2001:503:c27::2:30 ;; Query time: 6 msec ;; SERVER: 192.5.5.241#53(192.5.5.241) ;; WHEN: Mon Feb 4 18:29:20 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 500 At the time of this writing A just went live, after F and M and some others, but B, C, D and G seem to need a bit more time to get used to the new situation.