[dns-operations] root-servers.net TTLs (Was: How much trouble am in in on May 5?)

[Doug Barton]

On 05/09/10 16:26, Joe Abley wrote:
> 
> On 2010-05-09, at 16:40, Doug Barton wrote:
> 
>> So, just to get back to my actual, main point for a second (sorry I'm
>> being obtuse):
>>
>> It makes no sense that the TTL values IN THE ROOT ZONE for the address
>> records of [a-m].root-servers.net are different from the TTLs for the
>> same records in the root-servers.net zone and the root.hints file.
>>
>> If someone wants to demonstrate that there is somehow utility in this
>> please do it sooner than later, since otherwise I plan to file a trouble
>> ticket with IANA.
> 
> Just out of interest, have you observed an operational problem that your proposed change would fix?

That's a reasonable question, and one I've asked myself in the past. The
answer is no, although I can't help thinking that's mostly because the
10 BIND (or BIND-a-like) servers override the value from the root zone
file with that from the root-servers.net zone file. However, making the
values consistent is insurance against a possible operational problem
down the road (including, but not limited to signing of the
root-servers.net zone).

Meanwhile, at _best_ the current situation looks like an oversight, and
one doesn't have to poke very hard to apply adjectives like "silly" and
"amateurish," neither of which do a lot to instill confidence in the
current layer 8/9 environment.

... and no, I'm not actually trying to be insulting


Doug

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