[bind10-dev] [PATCH] Add IPv4 addresses of the root servers into default configuration

[Adam Tkac]

On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 10:42:53AM -0600, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> Adam,
> 
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2013, Adam Tkac wrote:
> 
> > Resolver without default root_addresses setting is useless and returns 
> > only SERVFAILs.
> 
> By default it includes the l.root-servers.net addresses (IPv6 too). See 
> the b10-resolver manual page.  The b10-resolver is experimental code and 
> we should better document that.  I don't think it will hurt to add all 
> the default root addresses. Maybe IPv6 too. And remove the hard-coded 
> address and fix docs.  But I don't know what is planned for the initial 
> hints design (if anything).

Sounds fine for me, I will improve the patch and attach it to trac.

Btw hardcoded l-root address didn't work in my case, not sure why. Resolver
just returned SERVFAIL to any query. However I didn't inspect why...

> > since I haven't found any docs how to submit patches, I'm sending my 
> > first patch "standard" way. If I should send patches different way, 
> > please tell me how to do it.
> 
> This is fine. Thank you much. You can also get an account on the trac 
> site, login, and create a new ticket there and upload the patch. (We can 
> document this better.)

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Adam Tkac, Red Hat, Inc.