Hello,
There are problems with some email addresses on the internet at the
moment. You may be seeing 'Host Unknown' error messages for email
addresses which you know exist. You should ignore these.
These problems are outside the control of Mailbase but should be fixed
today.
The following gives some further details of the problem.
Please contact the Mailbase Helpline at:
[log in to unmask]
if you have any further queries.
Regards,
Pete
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Ticket Number: 970717-3 Ticket Status: OPEN
Ticket Type : Unscheduled Ticket Source: JIPS-NOSC
Ticket Scope : InterNet Site/Line : DNS Root Servers
Ticket Owner : JIPS-NOSC Problem Fixer: InterNIC
Ticket Opened: 970717 10:16 UTC Problem Start: 970717 10:16 UTC
Ticket Update:
Ticket Closed: Problem Ends :
Ticket Summary: Root nameserver problems
Problem Description:
There appears to be a problem with many of the root DNS nameservers
at the moment, which is causing massive disruption to the Internet
as a whole, particularly on lookups in the .com and .net domains.
.gov and .edu are reportedly working correctly.
Affected:
DNS lookups, particularly under .com and .net. The problem first
started in the early hours of this morning.
Actions:
cziadar 970717 10:22 UTC
The InterNIC are aware of the problem, and are reportedly regenerating
zone files to correct the problem.
h.root-servers.net and i.root-servers.net appear to be responding
correctly at the time of writing.
--
Peter Taylor, Mailbase Postmaster, University Computing Service,
University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. NE1 7RU
Tel: +44 191 222 8214 Email: [log in to unmask]
PGP Key and Info @ <http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/team/pete/>
<ldap://pow.ncl.ac.uk/cn=Peter%20Taylor,o=Mailbase,c=GB>
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