On Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > However, isn't there something called a "root" server that sits at > the very top of some gigantesque pyramidal structure constructed > from all the building blocks of the various "domains"?
Nope. There are MANY root servers. The root servers act as distributed repositories for DNS info. Each DNS server gets its updates from the root servers. Here's a rough idea of what it looked like in '98: http://www.wia.org/pub/rootserv.html Here's a quickie that might help put a bit more perspective on things: http://www.isc.org/services/public/F-root-server.html And then some more stuff you might find of interest: www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-higgs-root-defs-01.txt If you want to gain a deeper understanding, google on these: root, server, dns. -- Steve Ackman http://twoloonscoffee.com (for your green bean needs) http://twovoyagers.com (glass, linux & other stuff)
