| Summary: | /etc/namedb/named.root points to the wrong FTP server | ||
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| Product: | Base System | Reporter: | root <root> |
| Component: | conf | Assignee: | freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs> |
| Status: | Closed FIXED | ||
| Severity: | Affects Only Me | ||
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | 4.0-STABLE | ||
| Hardware: | Any | ||
| OS: | Any | ||
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Description
root
2000-05-01 20:20:00 UTC
> The comment in the file claims: > ; This file is made available by InterNIC registration services > ; under anonymous FTP as > ; file /domain/named.root > ; on server FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET > > Such server is not even resolvable... > FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET is indeed resolvable: Non-authoritative answer: Name: RS.INTERNIC.NET Address: 198.41.0.6 Aliases: FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET > The correct name is, apparently, FTP.INTERNIC.NET, which does > have the file available... > As stated in named.root: ; This file holds the information on root name servers needed to ; initialize cache of Internet domain name servers and would not be in FreeBSD's best interest to change any of the information therein. Perhaps you should let InterNIC know of your problems with their host/domain names. ----- Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org -------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org State Changed From-To: open->closed Originator reports the ftp server's hostname does appear to resolve now. |