the GOV top-level domain

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You're right, I'm seeing the same from here:

$ dig @a.root-servers.net gov. any

; <<>> DiG 8.1 <<>> @a.root-servers.net gov. any
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; gov, type = ANY, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 1D IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. (
                                        1998092000 ; serial
                                        30M ; refresh
                                        15M ; retry
                                        1W ; expiry
                                        1D ) ; minimum

;; Total query time: 603 msec
;; FROM: matjes to SERVER: a.root-servers.net 198.41.0.4
;; WHEN: Tue Sep 22 07:39:13 1998
;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 94

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[ On Tue, September 22, 1998 at 07:40:05 (+0800), Mathias Koerber wrote: ]

Subject: Re: the GOV top-level domain

You're right, I'm seeing the same from here:

I really don't know what any of you are seeing now.

Since yesterday, possibly later in the eveining (EDT),
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET has been authoritative for GOV. and it continues to
be (or at least is again at the moment, along with all the rest):

14:05 [417] $ host -u -C gov.
gov NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)
gov NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET GARY\.BORGOYNE.FED.gov (1998092100 3600 900 604800 86400)

GOV. was missing from A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET sometime yesterday, but the
example with a timestampe has scrolled past my scroll buffer....