Also note that sometimes the root whois doesn't update, but the root zone files are almost always (the odd notable exception) published twice daily.
Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@;opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Mark Jeftovic > Sent: November 1, 2002 7:59 AM > To: Aaron Lynch > Cc: opensrs > Subject: Re: Dumb DNS questions. > > > > On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Aaron Lynch wrote: > > > Hi all, I have a few questions about DNS, hope they aren't too > stupid. :) > > > > In the words of an old Linux FAQ "the only stupid question is the one > that remains unasked". > > > If a client changes the authoritative nameservers on a domain, > how long does > > it typically take to show up in tucow's whois? > > > > Should happen right away. The nsiregistry.com whois will still show > the old nameservers until after the next root server update. > > > Does the change show up in whois before or after the root servers get > > updated? > > > > Before. > > > Do the root servers still only get updated twice a day? > > If so, is it 5 am and 5pm GMT? > > > > Yes, I thought it was 6am and 6pm, could be 5's though. > > -mark > > -- > mark jeftovic > http://www.easydns.com > http://mark.jeftovic.net >
