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[Larry Brower <larry AT maxqe.com>]

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On 12/28/2010 05:52 PM, Travis McCrea wrote:
> I am just going to skip down to your last point about removing stuff we
> disagree with and say "well its not being used... good bye". Thats what
> I am trying to avoid. Maybe the parody TLD goes down for whatever
> reason, and no one notices, because theres only a select few people who
> even use it. 
> 
> People create a bunch spam domain names, and it masks the real ones.
> What if there is a real website running on .parody and Jeff's search
> missed it and he deleted it? 
> 
> Instead having those potential domain names on a more widely used T1
> would allow them more security to their domain, and by taking .parody
> off, we have those resources which can provide as a quick backup to any
> T1 thats down or something (I will admit here is where my lack of
> network / computer science skills show... so correct me if thats not
> practical). 
> 

Only the TLD's should be in the root servers. Any individual domains
registered under the TLD would be on their respective authoritative server.

For instance thngs should be setup more like ICANN as per the DNS RFC's.


ROOT_SERVER (Provides referrals to the TLD's Auth Server's)
    |
    |
TLD AUTH SERVER (Provides referrals to the Domains registered NS's)
    |
    |
DOMAIN AUTH SERVER (Provides responses for the domain and subdomains)


Working Example:

ICANN.ORG:

[ ~ ]  >> dig -tA +trace icann.org

; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-P1-RedHat-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3 <<>> -tA +trace icann.org
;; global options:  printcmd
.                       46174   IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
.                       46174   IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
;; Received 228 bytes from 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) in 34 ms

org.                    172800  IN      NS      a0.org.afilias-nst.info.
org.                    172800  IN      NS      b0.org.afilias-nst.org.
org.                    172800  IN      NS      d0.org.afilias-nst.org.
org.                    172800  IN      NS      c0.org.afilias-nst.info.
org.                    172800  IN      NS      b2.org.afilias-nst.org.
org.                    172800  IN      NS      a2.org.afilias-nst.info.
;; Received 429 bytes from 128.8.10.90#53(d.root-servers.net) in 36 ms

icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      b.iana-servers.org.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      c.iana-servers.net.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      ns.icann.org.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      a.iana-servers.net.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      d.iana-servers.net.
;; Received 169 bytes from 199.19.56.1#53(a0.org.afilias-nst.info) in 273 ms

icann.org.              600     IN      A       192.0.32.7
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      c.iana-servers.net.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      a.iana-servers.net.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      ns.icann.org.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      b.iana-servers.org.
icann.org.              86400   IN      NS      d.iana-servers.net.
;; Received 317 bytes from 193.0.0.236#53(b.iana-servers.org) in 121 ms


In short domain names do not belong on T1 servers. Only TLD's belong on
these.




> I am more concerned with the TLD being neglected -- because we forget
> about it... and that effecting people who put sites up on it.
> 
> I also am having a hard time thinking of many sites that would GO on
> it. 
> 
> Anyway,thats my stance. :) I don't care TOO much either way. 
> 

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