From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 1 22:33:16 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3039F16A417 for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:33:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx22.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C158013C465 for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:33:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 16287 invoked by uid 399); 1 Aug 2007 22:33:14 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO lap.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTP; 1 Aug 2007 22:33:14 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 Message-ID: <46B10A28.8000908@FreeBSD.org> Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:33:12 -0700 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (X11/20070723) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Current , FreeBSD Stable References: <46B01D5E.6050004@psg.com> <20070801110727.GC59008@menantico.com> <46B0EDEA.8050608@FreeBSD.org> <20070801211320.GE59008@menantico.com> In-Reply-To: <20070801211320.GE59008@menantico.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.1 OpenPGP: id=D5B2F0FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: default dns config change causing major poolpah X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:33:16 -0000 Skip Ford wrote: > Doug Barton wrote: >> If there is a consensus based on solid technical reasons (not >> emotion or FUD) to back the root zone slaving change out, > > If that's a shot at me, you're out of line. It wasn't aimed specifically at you, no. > I specifically said I didn't have an axe to grind with anyone, and > I never piled on in my comments. Reasonable minds may differ on that, but in any case ... > The reason I provided *is* purely technical. The roots can decide > tomorrow to block AXFR requests from FreeBSD users who install > 6.3-RELEASE or 7.0-RELEASE. They may. They may not. But they > can. Here is where the problem lies. What you're saying here is simply not true. I know several of the root operators personally, and in my previous position as GM of IANA I worked with them directly both individually and collectively. Everything involving a change to a root server is done at a near-glacial pace. There no more danger that we will wake up tomorrow unable to AXFR the root from any server than there is that we'll wake up tomorrow not able to send resolver queries to any root server. To say that this IS possible is FUD. Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection