Re: [RndTbl] CIRA caching ancient glue records.

-- Sean On 2012-04-01, at 5:29 PM, Bill Reid billreid@shaw.ca wrote: > I think you raised this issue before. Have you contacted customer service at CIRA? I would think this would be a relatively common occurence. > > On 01/04/12 12:53, Sean Cody wrote: >> I'm having a strange issue (for a couple years) in that when my NS server change IPs (once every 2-3 years as I change ISPs) CIRA doesn't change it's glue records accordingly. >> >> For instance... I move my NS servers ns1 and ns2 and of course their IPs change.. >> ns1.domain.ca 172.16.101.1 >> ns2.domain.ca 172.16.101.2 >> >> I will log into my registrar and try and have them update the zone (the two registrars I use have different behaviour). >> >> After a day or so I can see the whois info changes yet the OLD IPs for ns1 and ns2 persist. >> >> To get around this I have to come up with 'new' names for the DNS servers... >> >> I've so far used up: >> ns1,ns2.$domain >> a.ns,b.ns.$domain >> dnsa,dnsb.$domain >> nsa,nsb.$domain >> >> Does anyone have any suggestion on how I can ask cira to just flush all glue records so I can go back to my preferred NS names? >> Taking out this root domain nerfs about a dozen other domains. >> >> I'm about to just start chosing random strings for the NS server names but it is a bit much to ask folks to update their NS to joiafjsdpfoij.$domain.com. :P >> >> This behaviour persists across multiple .ca registrars which leads me to believe something at CIRA is not being reset properly (ie. when registrar does a zone update they are not requesting a flush or something...). >> >> I suppose I _could_ try moving my root domain to another registrar but again that will take me offline yet again and induce another bout of DNS rage. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Roundtable mailing list > Roundtable@muug.mb.ca > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable