RE: [lir-wg] Important Informational Message - root.zone change

["John Crain" <]

This is of course true, but it doesn't mean you should wait 5 years.

Not updating you hints is not going to cause you any grief but it is
good practice to keep it
up to date when it changes.

JC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lir-wg-admin@localhost [
	    
	    
] On 
> Behalf Of Daniel Karrenberg
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:33 PM
> To: John Crain
> Cc: 'RIPE DNS WG'; 'RIPE LIR WG'
> Subject: RE: [lir-wg] Important Informational Message - 
> root.zone change
> 
> 
> Also note that a hints file change is ***not required***.
> You can do that anytime within the next -say- 5 **years** or 
> so. Your DNS will continue to work as long as there is at 
> least one valid root server address in the hints file. 
> 
> Daniel
>