Root Servers not updated
There's a lot of smoke going around this list and others about the root servers. The internic generated a corrupt zone file on Tuesday which Bind did not load and prevented XFERs to the secondaries. We became aware of it last night and it is currently fixed. New zones will be ready for XFER within the next hour. The issue with requiring a login for retrieving the zone files was designed to help reduce spamming. We are currently experiencing a huge system load due to several individuals who are trying to register recently deleted domain names. The requests are being repeated and fired off every few milliseconds. One individual has over 50,000 templates in the system as we speak. We believe that by requiring an identity to download the zone files we will better protect the community. Note that this ftp policy has not yet gone into effect. Lastly, it appears irresponsible to fan the flames of "the internic is trying to get over" via lists like these. How about giving us the benefit of the doubt? We generally stay silent on these issues, but feel that it is important to explain what we are doing and why. No, we are not trying to take over the net. Sorry for the confusion. David H. Holtzman Senior VP Engineering, NSI dholtz@internic.net
David H. Holtzman, Senior VP Engineering, NSI, dholtz@internic.net, wrote:
Lastly, it appears irresponsible to fan the flames of "the internic is trying to get over" via lists like these. How about giving us the benefit of the doubt? We generally stay silent on these issues, but feel that it is important to explain what we are doing and why. No, we are not trying to take over the net. Sorry for the confusion.
As the irresponsible party in question, I'd like to thank you for clarifying InterNIC's position, which appears to be that: (a) NSI does not hold intellectual property rights over any zone or domain name other than "netsol.com". (b) NSI will continue to make all "internic" zone files publically available, with no nondisclosure requirements on other root name servers, now or ever. (c) NSI serves as "internic" at the will of the internet community, and as a paid government contractor, and is merely the current operator of this "public trust" after SRI and GSI had turns. If that was NOT what you meant, please let us all know, and please retract the phrase "appears irresponsible" in your above text. Messages coming out of NSI have been very confused during your whole IPO thing, and I appreciate you taking the time above to correct misimpressions left by past public statements of other high ranking executives of NSI. It would be a shame to have your IPO be based on "ownership of COM" or any such rot. NSI has many technical assets such as RWHOIS, so your IPO should go stunningly well. Thanks again for your clarification.
On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Paul A Vixie wrote:
David H. Holtzman, Senior VP Engineering, NSI, dholtz@internic.net, wrote:
Lastly, it appears irresponsible to fan the flames of "the internic is trying to get over" via lists like these. How about giving us the benefit of the doubt? We generally stay silent on these issues, but feel that it is important to explain what we are doing and why. No, we are not trying to take over the net. Sorry for the confusion. ... (b) NSI will continue to make all "internic" zone files publically available, with no nondisclosure requirements on other root name servers, now or ever.
Just for your information: The second root name server in Europe was set up at the LINX in London in March. This was implemented as two servers. The "." server, k.root-servers.net, has been operational since then. The gTLD server, carrying .com, .net, and .org, received a single zone transfer from the Internic on 26 March. Since then zone transfers have been blocked. Various European Internet organisations (LINX, the London Internet exchange; RIPE, responsible for allocating address space; and ISPA, the UK Internet Services Providers Association) have asked for an explanation or clarification of InterNIC policy but have received none. -- Jim Dixon VBCnet GB Ltd http://www.vbc.net tel +44 117 929 1316 fax +44 117 927 2015
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