Search Again: Re: Customizing the root server list From: Sigurdur Ragnarsson Date: Monday, October 6, 1997 Time: 6:38:00 pm >Is it possible to edit the resource containing the bootstrap list of root >servers so that it contains only one root server: mine (i.e. >dns.pageplanet.com)? Then on my server, I create a zone file containing >the root servers that I know are valid. > >In this way, I supply the list of REAL root servers, rather than getting >the list from one of InterNIC's servers? > > There is nothing that prevents you from doing this. However, this solution only works until the entries in your root domain expire (because the "real" root servers will then be queried for new records, thus getting the unwanted information) so you should use a high TTL value for the entries in your root domain. --- Sigurdur Ragnarsson mailto:siggi@menandmice.com Men & Mice http://www.menandmice.com/

Messages In This Thread: Customizing the root server list by Mikey on Oct 4, 1997 at 10:03:00 pm Re: Customizing the root server list by Sigurdur Ragnarsson on Oct 6, 1997 at 6:38:00 pm