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[email protected] (Dean Robb) writes: >While not a network operator, I think it would be most prudent to consider >and discuss (among those who ARE netops) what do to if, say, the root >server were suddenly comletely unaccessible for several days/permanently >for *whatever* reason. Duh, isn't that why there is more than one root server in the world? Remember various root servers have/are/will be unavailable for varying periods of time. Except for people who track these things closely, very few of these incidents have any noticeble impact on the Internet. The loss of any one (or even two, three, or four) root servers is not much of a crisis. However I feel some people confuse the data in the root servers, with the databases used to generate those zone files. There is a subtle, but important difference. And why simply copying the zone files is not sufficient. >Does anyone know if NSI even has an off-site mirror running? Or are all >the eggs in one basket? Without actually confirming they exist myself, NSI has reported in various forums including NANOG they have off-site backups. The GTLD's generally have much better backup, and diversity than most country TLD's, many US subdomains and ISP delegations. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation
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