Re: [ga] who are the root server operators?

[Marc Schneiders <marc@fuchsia.bijt.net>]

On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, at 19:07 [=GMT-0500], Joe Baptista wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, George Kirikos wrote:

> > Are there any plans to expand the list of root-servers, maybe to 26
> > from 13, for greater internet stability?
>
> they can't.  the limit is 13 mainly due to protocol limitations.
>
> what they can do is establish multiple root server confederations - but
> they can't do that either

They can, see http://www.orsn.org/

In times of peace a copy of the USG root.

> because Stuart Lynn laid an egg called "A
> Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS" - which see
>
> http://www.icann.org/icp/icp-3.htm

But he won't stay to hatch out whatever is in it.

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