[ga] Re: The ROOT servers are misconfigured - please fix ASAP

["!Dr. Joe Baptista" <baptista@pccf.net>]

Looks like alot of weirdness in the roots today - not only is the root SOA
broken - I assume NSI is responsible - and this is an internet first - a
misconfigured soa for the United States Government roots - maybe I'm in
error here and SOA can be displayed - if I am please advise - but this
root SOA breaks the rules and could result in error.

Also - I did a whois on the roots .. and got two different results.  First
it told me the root whois server was run by the german telephone
company.  I did another whois and got the correct results.

   Domain Name: ROOT-SERVERS.NET
   Registrar: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
   Whois Server: whois.t-registrar.de
   Referral URL: www.t-registrar.de
   Name Server: RUBY.AR51.NET
   Name Server: NS.RIPE.NET
   Name Server: RS0.INTERNIC.NET
   Name Server: NS-EXT.VIX.COM
   Updated Date: 03-jul-2000
>>> Last update of whois database: Fri, 28 Jul 00 03:18:25 EDT <<<

when I attempted to look up the roots via the german telephone company
whois at whois.t-registrar.de - it didn't work.  Host not found - which
see

;; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> whois.t-registrar.de
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 4
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      whois.t-registrar.de, type = A, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
t-registrar.de.  2h59m37s IN SOA pns.dtag.de. dnsadmin.nic.dtag.de. (

I did another whois and got the correct results from nsi - think things
are buggey with the whois.

   Domain Name: ROOT-SERVERS.NET
   Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
   Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
   Name Server: NS.ISI.EDU
   Name Server: NS.RIPE.NET
   Name Server: RS0.INTERNIC.NET
   Name Server: NS-EXT.VIX.COM
   Updated Date: 03-jul-2000
>>> Last update of whois database: Fri, 28 Jul 00 03:18:25 EDT <<<

The .com zone is also broken - it SOA is even worst - complete
misconfiguration 

com.  1D IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. zone\@nsiregistry.net.com. (   

if we are to believe this soa - email is to be forwarded to the following
company

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET-DOM1)
   6500 Paseo Padre Parkway
   Fremont, CA 94555
   US

   Domain Name: NET.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact, Billing
Contact:
      NET hostmaster  (NH43-ORG)  hostmaster@NET.COM
      Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
      6500 Paseo Padre Parkway
      Fremont, CA 94555
      US
      510-574-3116
      Fax- 510-574-4005

who are these people.

regards
Joe Baptista

                                        http://www.dot.god/
                                        dot.GOD Hostmaster
                                        +1 (805) 753-8697

On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, !Dr. Joe Baptista wrote:

> 
> OK - so who's the fuck up who changed the SOA values on the root servers
> and fucked it up.
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> .            1D IN SOA  A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. zone\@nsiregistry.NET. (
> 
> This is not the way to write an SOA - the email address is not writen as
> zone\@nsiregistry.NET. but should be writen as zone.nsiregistry.NET.
> 
> PLEASE FIX THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - like TODAY is to late.
> 
> Joe Baptista
> 
>                                         http://www.dot.god/
>                                         dot.GOD Hostmaster
>                                         +1 (805) 753-8697
> 
> 

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