Date   : Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:08:08 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: Introducing 'BeebWiki' the Wiki dedicated to

Message-ID: <20050707221557.E31831@...>
 
Brian Widdas <brian@...> wrote:
> > I can't quite make out what you're saying there.
> 
> Every DNS cache (a local server which works down the DNS tree from the
> root to resolve a DNS name, normally provided by your ISP, but you can run
> your own) has to be told what addresses the root servers are at. By
> changing this config to an alternative set of root servers, you can create
> your own view of the world (from a DNS perspective).
 
Ah! That's clarified it. In other words, instead of:
 
> > > There are possibly a few alternative roots with .info clashes - anyone
> > > using these will not be able to get at any ICANN based .info.
 
you could have said:
 
Some people may have configured their systems to use alternative
DNS root servers that have .info domains that clash with the .info
domains in the ICANN-recognised/recommended DNS root servers.
 
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