Scott Baker wrote: > Peter Laws wrote: >> Scott Baker wrote: > So I should be updating my root.hints file periodically? I never thought > about it, the root servers are so permanent.
They're not permanent (not so long ago, they all had different names instead of root-servers.net) so yes, you do need to keep it up to date. ; This file holds the information on root name servers needed to ; initialize cache of Internet domain name servers ; (e.g. reference this file in the "cache . <file>" ; configuration file of BIND domain name servers). ; ; This file is made available by InterNIC ; under anonymous FTP as ; file /domain/named.root ; on server FTP.INTERNIC.NET ; -OR- RS.INTERNIC.NET ; ; last update: Feb 04, 2008 ; related version of root zone: 2008020400 ; ; formerly NS.INTERNIC.NET ; -- Peter Laws / N5UWY National Weather Center / Network Operations Center University of Oklahoma Information Technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Feedback? Contact my director, Craig Cochell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you!
