[dns-operations] AAAA record for c.root-servers.net

[Mark Andrews]

In message <DD056A31A84CFC4AB501BD56D1E14BBB0148CF1E at exchange.secure64.com>, "S
tephan Lagerholm" writes:
> Hi DNS-ops,
>
> c.root-servers.net is not reachable over v6 for everybody. There appears
> to be some peering disputes between operators over v6 still.

Peering disputes happen.  Such is life.  Cogent and HE is a long
running dispute.  Using a second transit provider would almost
certainly address this issue.

> Additionally, Leen Besselink told me on another mailing list (unbound)
> that it is advertized as a /48 that might get filtered.

/48 is standard for provider independent assignments. 

A is advertised with 2001:503:ba3e::/48
C is advertised with 2001:500:2::/48
D is advertised with 2001:500:2d::/48
F is advertises with 2001:500:2f::/48
H is advertised with 2001:500:1::/48

> What are the reachability requirements before something gets added to the
> root zone?
>
> I'm not sure what is right or wrong here and the train already left the
> station, but I wanted to start a discussion if it was wise to add this
> into the root-zone at this point?
>
> Thanks, Stephan
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dns-operations-bounces at lists.dns-oarc.net [mailto:dns-operations-
> > bounces at lists.dns-oarc.net] On Behalf Of Weinberg, Matt
> > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 1:57 PM
> > To: dns-operations at dns-oarc.net
> > Subject: Re: [dns-operations] AAAA record for c.root-servers.net
> >
> > We've corrected the update issue and subsequently fixed the "last
> > update" field.  The latest files are available on the rs.internic.net
> > servers (for example, ftp://rs.internic.net/domain/named.root).
> >
> > Joe is right < http://www.internic.net/domain/named.root is maintained
> > by ICANN.  I believe that ICANN pulls updates from rs.internic.net on a
> > scheduled basis.  We're following up with ICANN to confirm.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/28/14, 2:28 PM, "Joe Abley" <jabley at hopcount.ca> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >On 28 Mar 2014, at 13:16, Anthony Kirby <Anthony.Kirby at nominet.org.uk>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> the copy available at ftp://rs.internic.net/domain/ does contain the
> > >>AAAA, although that at ftp.internic.net does not;  that's the only
> > >>diff, & both say "last update Jan 3 2013".
> > >
> > >I think rs is run by Verisign and ftp is run by ICANN, and ftp mirrors
> > >from rs. Kim Davies is on this list and will surely react in due
> > >course, but I'm guessing he's in transit between Singapore and LA
> > right
> > >now following the ICANN meeting this week.
> > >
> > >Might be just a matter of waiting for a nightly cron job.
> > >
> > >If I'm right about the data flow, then the "Jan 3 2013" thing is
> > >presumably something for Verisign to clean up (if they haven't
> > already).
> > >
> > >
> > >Joe
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