Search Again: Re: Root Servers From: John May Date: Thursday, March 14, 2002 Time: 10:33:12 am Aha! Makes perfect sense - pretty clever system too. Thanks Len! - John >>We currently have our root servers configured to the a.root-servers.net... > >> servers in our QuickDNS setup. However, on a query these refer >>authority to the a.gtld-servers.net... servers. > >sure > >>Does this mean the root servers should be set to these instead? > >no, ?.gTLD-servers.net are not ?.root-servers.net :)) > >The TLD's were split off from the root-servers.net about 18 mos ago. > >1. ?.root-servers.net are now authoritative only for the root-zone, >and parent/delegate the gTLD and ccTLD zones. referrals are to the >xTLD servers. > >2. gTLD and ccTLD servers parent/delegate, eg, the .com zone. >referrals are to your NS's. > >3. Your ns1.domain.com is authoritative for your zone and can >parent/delegate to sub-domains. > >Len -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- John May <mailto:jmay@pointinspace.com> President / Media Developer <http://www.pointinspace.com> Point In Space Internet Solutions ICQ: 35902494

Messages In This Thread: Root Servers by John May on Mar 14, 2002 at 10:07:18 am Re: Root Servers by Len Conrad on Mar 14, 2002 at 10:19:37 am Re: Root Servers by John May on Mar 14, 2002 at 10:33:12 am