root nameserver problems ?

Can I assume that the fact that www.microsoft.com no longer exists in the DNS
is a result of the (ongoing) root nameserver problems? Things have been really
flaky since the INTERNIC/ALTERNIC flap the other day.

Thanks,
Dan Ehrlich

daneel:8> dig www.microsoft.com @e.root-server.net

; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> www.microsoft.com @e.root-server.net
; Bad server: e.root-server.net -- using default server and timer opts
; (3 servers found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 1, Addit: 0
;; QUESTIONS:
;; www.microsoft.com, type = A, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY RECORDS:
com. 577 SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. (
                        1997071700 ; serial
                        10800 ; refresh (3 hours)
                        900 ; retry (15 mins)
                        604800 ; expire (7 days)
                        86400 ) ; minimum (1 day)

;; Total query time: 3 msec
;; FROM: daneel to SERVER: default -- 130.203.1.10
;; WHEN: Thu Jul 17 09:53:23 1997
;; MSG SIZE sent: 35 rcvd: 112

It seems that b,e,f, and g are still affected for com, and that net is ok
at the moment.

Michael