Add a root to an Internal DNS server

[Hugh Davies]

In article <8380.948452538 at gromit.rfc1035.com>, Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com> writes:
>>>>>> "Soraya" == Soraya Hassanaly <SHassanaly at siticom.fr> writes:
>
>    Soraya> Hi All, I have an Internal DNS, which I was said seemed to
>    Soraya> work without any root configured on it.
>
>There will probably be a lot of complaints in the name server logs
>about not being able to find the root zone. Name servers need to know
>where the root name servers are located.

Not a "lot". bind complains when it starts up if you don't have A, B &
so on in the root hints file, but is otherwise silent on the matter.


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