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> How about .INFO? Will we also enjoy faster-than-NSI response times
> in progating updates to the .info rootzone?
Afilias has a contractual obligation that takes this into account...
(from the Registrar SLA)
3.13 The Registry Operator will update the Whois Service on a near real-time
basis. During normal operation, all registration and information updates
sent from a Registrar to the Registry are stored in the primary database
(database A). The information in database A is replicated to a backup
database (database B) at regular intervals, normally within five (5)
minutes. The Whois Service uses database B as its source of information. The
time lag in the Whois information update is determined by the database
replication interval. The Registry Operator will notify Registrars in
advance when changes to the Whois Service update schedule occur.
3.14 The Registry Operator will initiate the addition, deletion or other
modification of DNS zone information to the master DNS server within 5
minutes of a Transaction. The Registry Operator will notify Registrar in
advance when changes to the schedule occur. The Registry Operator will
notify Registrars regarding any scheduled maintenance and unavailability of
the TLD root-servers.
LibertyRMS (who use a custom version of OpenXRS) does feature enhanced
propagation features that will certainly meet or exceed what RCOM is
promising. Tucows is targetting instaneous replication of zone data through
the entire DNS array as a key feature of the OpenXRS platform.
-rwr
