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Re: Re[2]: [ga] a quote from Lynn
One more time...
It is the tld's that cannot be duplicated without causing a problem
for internet users. A distributed root will not cause the problem.
On 11 Jul 2001, at 12:31, William X. Walsh wrote:
> Hello L,
>
> Wednesday, July 11, 2001, 12:00:50 PM, L Gallegos wrote:
>
> > One - I don't run a root.
> > Two - duplicate domains are not the same as a distrubuted root.
> > That is not a duplication. It is providing identical information
> > for TLDs - same name servers, contact information. There are no
> > "duplicate" roots, but there are inclusive and exclusive roots. As
> > long as TLDs are not duplicated using different nameservers and
> > contacts, there is no problem. It is an enhancement.
>
> Actually the argument doesn't stand up.
>
> When you do a dns query for the "." domain on the real root system,
> you get the following response:
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> . 1D IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> hostmaster.nsiregistry.NET. (
> 2001071100 ; serial
> 30M ; refresh
> 15M ; retry
> 1W ; expiry
> 1D ) ; minimum
>
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> . 6D IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> . 6D IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
>
> As Jefsey will confirm, the "." is the real top level domain.
>
> The other roots return completely different results for this domain.
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> . 1D IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> HOSTMASTER.A.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC. (
> 2001070107 ; serial
> 3H ; refresh
> 15M ; retry
> 1W ; expiry
> 1D ) ; minimum
>
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> . 2D IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
> . 2D IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.ORSC.
>
> That is duplication according to your own statement that
> as "long as TLDs are not duplicated using different nameservers and
> contacts, there is no problem."
>
> The . is a domain (it can even technically have an IP address).
>
> Sandy's argument is supported.
>
> You yourself have said that duplication at any level is bad, whether
> at the "top" or second level.
>
> If duplication is bad, duplication is bad. It can't be both ways.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>
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