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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>
> Userfriendly.com Domains
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> 
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