freebsd stable - Aug 2007 - named.conf restored to hint zone for the root by default

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In an effort to find some kind of balance (I won't even try to say
"consensus") between those who hate the idea of slaving the root
zones, those who like the idea but don't want it to be the default,
and those who like the idea, I've made the following change:

1. Change the default behavior back to using a hint zone for the root.
2. Leave the root slave zone config as a commented out example.
3. Remove the B and F root servers from the example at the request of
   their operators.

I hope that we can now dial down the volume on the meta-issue of how
the change was done, and focus on the operational issues of whether
it's a good idea or not.


FYI,

Doug

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Doug Barton wrote:
> In an effort to find some kind of balance (I won't even try to say
> "consensus") between those who hate the idea of slaving the root
> zones, those who like the idea but don't want it to be the default,
> and those who like the idea, I've made the following change:
> 
> 1. Change the default behavior back to using a hint zone for the root.
> 2. Leave the root slave zone config as a commented out example.
> 3. Remove the B and F root servers from the example at the request of
>    their operators.
> 
> I hope that we can now dial down the volume on the meta-issue of how
> the change was done, and focus on the operational issues of whether
> it's a good idea or not.
Thanks.  I'm afraid the consensus has to come from the operators,
not from FreeBSD folks.

If the operators were required to support it, I think everyone
should slave the roots, not just those running busy servers.  Just
like I'd think everyone should sync with stratum-1 servers if
those operators supported everyone doing that.

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Skip

Hi,

Just for the record, I like the current solution, i.e.
default being a "hint" zone, and slave zones being
commented out, ready to be used for those who know
what they're doing.

However, I noticed that the "refresh" interval of the
root zone is 1800, i.e. it would be fetched every 30
minutes, even though the zone seems to be updated at
most once per day.  Therefore, wouldn't it make sense
to add the following option to the slave zones?

        min-refresh-time 86400;

Best regards
   Oliver

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On Aug 2, 2007, at 3:05 AM, Doug Barton wrote:
> I hope that we can now dial down the volume on the meta-issue of how
> the change was done, and focus on the operational issues of whether
> it's a good idea or not.
Which has been answered to you, repeatedly, by the very people who  
know this best.

A better question is what kind of beer/wine/cracker do we need to  
feed you so that your ears will open up and you'll start hearing the  
answers.

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