On 2012-12-14, at 11:42, Nick Hilliard <n...@foobar.org> wrote: > You've just given 3 weeks notice for a component change in one of the few > critical part of the Internet's infrastructure, at a time when most > networks have entered a configuration freeze (which will usually finish at > the end of 2013 week one or week two), and where two of those weeks are > holiday / slack periods in large parts of the world where many people won't > be working.
To be clear: - there is no configuration change necessary in the next 3 weeks for resolvers - there is no configuration change necessary in the next 6 months for resolvers - even after 6 months, chances are resolvers which are not reconfigured will continue to work as normal > You are absolutely kidding, right? These changes have happened before (other root servers have renumbered). I have never heard of an operational problem caused by such an exercise, and I guarantee there are resolvers running happily today with hints files that are *ancient*. > Can I politely ask you / UMD to please reconsider the timing and > publicisation of this change because it has important operational > consequences for the entire globe. I think the trailing clause in your message above is over-stated. In fact, there are near zero operational consequences. Joe
