Don't Panic II (Re: updated root hints file)

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"B" will continue to answer on -BOTH- addresses for at least
  24 months. Even so, we encourage ISPs and DNS admins to make
  the changes at their earliest opportunity. That will leave the
  "tail" to clean up after those folks who may not be avid NANOG
  readers. :slight_smile: Questions?

--bill
<bmanning@karoshi.com>
+1.310.322.8102

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  "B" will continue to answer on -BOTH- addresses for at least
  24 months. Even so, we encourage ISPs and DNS admins to make
  the changes at their earliest opportunity. That will leave the
  "tail" to clean up after those folks who may not be avid NANOG
  readers. :slight_smile: Questions?

I wonder how many systems will _still_ be trying to get to b.root-servers.net
at the old address in 5 or even 10 years.

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bets are being taken. in 1996/7, we changed the default TTL
  in the hints file to two weeks. today there are still systems
  that query for b.isi, predating the creation of the TLD structure
  as we know it now.

--bill

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> "B" will continue to answer on -BOTH- addresses for at least
> 24 months. Even so, we encourage ISPs and DNS admins to make
> the changes at their earliest opportunity. That will leave the
> "tail" to clean up after those folks who may not be avid NANOG
> readers. :slight_smile: Questions?

I wonder how many systems will _still_ be trying to get to b.root-servers.net
at the old address in 5 or even 10 years.

NANOG44 in October 2008 (I believe in Phoenix) will be having a presentation by Bill Manning entitled "DNS retards".

-Hank