Obviously, Network solutions must know ASAP! That is why you can't register the domain on their servers later. So the root servers probably get updated rather quickly. That won't help your customers though. You don't use the root domains servers UNLESS all other mediary servers have expired caches. That can take a long time. Case in point?
1. I registered a NEW domain that was NEVER used. It updated just about instantaneously! I was SHOCKED! I could use it ASAP! I setup everything BEFOREHAND, and tested it LOCALLY, and THEN registered the domain. 2. I registered a NEW domain that was used only by ME(to check my dns servers that failed). It took about 2 days to work. 3. I modified an existing domain, and it took a few weeks. Granted, the webhost could have made a mistake here. I had no control here. The others were on my OWN dedicated domain that I setup. Steve >-- Original Message -- >From: "Barry Kiesz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Time before the root servers update >Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:30:19 -0600 > > >Sorry my mistake in the "wording"! <GRIN> I meant the TLD Zones.. >Don't they update twice a day? Or is it only once? And if so, does >OpenSRS upload their changes before the update? The reason I ask is >that I remember someone saying that OpenSRS sends updates 2 time a >day... > >Sincerely, > >Barry Kiesz >Northern Valley Communications > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joe Baptista [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:13 AM >> To: Barry Kiesz >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Time before the root servers update >> >> >> >> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Barry Kiesz wrote: >> >> > A customer of our let their domain expire this weekend.. >> And now it's >> > out of the root servers. I've just renewed 5 minutes ago. I was >> > wondering how long will it take for the domain to go active in the >> > root servers? When does Opensrs do root updates and when do they >> > become active? >> >> it's not a root thing. it's a tld thing. the root is >> updated every blue moon. however the .com, .net, .etc zones >> are updated daily. >> >> Cheers >> Joe Baptista >> >> -- >> Planet Communications & Computing Facility >> a division of The dot.GOD Registry, Limited >> >
