On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, Kim Davies wrote:

> Quoting Lucian Daniel Kafka on Saturday November 09, 2002:
> | >
> | >This is really a non-event. Nothing will change if you don't change your
> | >hints file.
> | 
> | You do have to change your hints file - its like a regular zone refresh 
> | except manual.
> 
> Well, the old IP address for the J root server still works. And even
> if it didn't the other 12 still work. The only time you would have to
> manually update your hints file is if all (or practically all) of the
> root servers changed. This is unlikely to happen any time soon, and
> certainly not before everyone has updated their software (BIND etc.) and
> got new hint files anyway.
> 
> So, I don't agree..
> 
> kim


The old IP for J will go away shortly, but I agree with kim, 12 out of the 
13 should be plenty nuff.. The new IP is in the new hints file for the 
next bind..

scott..