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

[Joe Baptista <baptista@dot-god.com>]

On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, George Kirikos wrote:

> Hello,
>
> --- Allan Liska <allan@allan.org> wrote:
> > As Paul has already pointed out on nanog, the list of root server
> > operators is located at:
> >
> > http://root-servers.org/
>
> Perusing the list, 10 of the 13 root servers are in the US, leaving
> only 3 outside the US (1 in Japan, 1 in UK and 1 in Sweden).
>
> 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 because Stuart Lynn laid an egg called "A
Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS" - which see

http://www.icann.org/icp/icp-3.htm

regards
joe baptista

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