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Re: How common is lack of DNS server diversity?

  • From: Havard.Eidnes
  • Date: Sat Jan 27 17:34:54 2001 
> <Root server> ::= Any DNS server that has final authority for a
> <domain tier/level>;

That's what's commonly referred to as an "authoritative name
server" for the zone in question.

I'll side with Bill M: a "root DNS name server" serves the root
zone, aka. ".".

Regards,

- H�vard