Probably due to an administrative error, the Internic replaced the NS records for 194.in-addr.arpa with something incorrect. This means that reverse-lookups for netnumbers starting with 194.in-addr.arpa will fail, and anonymous ftp, etc, will likely not work. The RIPE NCC does not have means to reach the Internic people at home in the weekend. This means that the problem can only be fixed as soon as we can get in touch of someone. I have used all means available to me, but these do not include phone numbers of people at home so unless someone is monitoring his private mailbox, we will be stuck with this for Monday at least. What can you do? 1. Don't call the NCC ;-). The problem is known, but out of our control. I have done my utmost to get in touch with the Internic already. There is nothing more I can do now. 2. Don't call the Internic either ;-). They have been informed though private channels (which doesn't include home phone numbers. By calling them you would make their overload worse! 3. Check ns.internic.net for new zone information for this zone. As soon as it is updated, please reload your local nameservers to delete the old (bad) records in the cache. 4. In emergency cases, consider running a stealth secondary for 194.in-addr.arpa, primary is ns.ripe.net [193.0.0.193]. To avoid overload, please only consider this in emergency cases! We fully understand the consequences of this problem, but it is out of control of the RIPE NCC. We apologise for any inconvienence caused by (probably) a software error at the Internic. Kind regards, Geert Jan de Groot RIPE NCC --8<--nip-nip--------------------------------------------------------------- Geert Jan de Groot, 'Typos hapen' RIPE NCC, Kruislaan 409, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands Internet:GeertJan.deGroot@ripe.net Phone:+31 20 5925065 FAX:+31 20 5925090 (Message inbox:2308) -- using template mhl.format -- Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 15:18:04 MET To: nanog@merit.edu From: Per Gregers Bilse <bilse@EU.net> Subject: URGENT: ns.internic.net blown Replied: Mon, 06 Mar 1995 00:14:22 +0100 Replied: staff@ripe.net Replied: Per Gregers Bilse <bilse@eu.net> Replied: nanog@merit.edu Organization: EUnet Communications Services BV Sender: Per Gregers Bilse <bilse@EU.net> X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.2 4/12/91) Can somebody get in touch with the right people? ns.internic.net has blown 194.in-addr.arpa . Can't get anybody on the telephone. --- Forwarded mail from Stef Van Dessel <stef@INnet.net> From: Stef Van Dessel <stef@INnet.net> Subject: NS records for 194.in-addr.arpa To: ripe-op@ripe.net Date: Sun, 5 Mar 1995 14:31:12 +0100 (MET) hello, I'm thinking someone screwed up, somewhere.: NS records for 194.in-addr.arpa are $&"%. ; <<>> DiG 2.0 <<>> @ns.internic.net -x ns ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY , status: NOERROR, id: 10 ;; flags: qr rd ; Ques: 1, Ans: 2, Auth: 2, Addit: 2 ;; QUESTIONS: ;; 194.in-addr.arpa, type = NS, class = IN ;; ANSWERS: 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS DNS1.KEMA.NL. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS NS1.SURFNET.NL. ;; AUTHORITY RECORDS: 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS DNS1.KEMA.NL. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS NS1.SURFNET.NL. ;; ADDITIONAL RECORDS: DNS1.KEMA.NL. 68866 A 194.53.253.50 NS1.SURFNET.NL. 518400 A 192.87.106.101 ;; Sent 1 pkts, answer found in time: 739 msec ;; FROM: news.INbe.net to SERVER: ns.internic.net 198.41.0.4 ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 5 14:24:23 1995 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 34 rcvd: 146 - -- Stef Van Dessel stef@INbe.net INnet support Posthoflei 3, B-2600 Berchem, Belgium Office: +32-3-2814983 Fax: +32-3-2814985 - -- Stef Van Dessel stef@INbe.net INnet support Posthoflei 3, B-2600 Berchem, Belgium Office: +32-3-2814983 Fax: +32-3-2814985 --- End of forwarded message from Stef Van Dessel <stef@INnet.net> The correct list of nameservers is: ;; ANSWERS: 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS ns.uu.net. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS layon.inria.fr. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS sunic.sunet.se. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS munnari.oz.au. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS sparky.arl.mil. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS ns.ripe.net. 194.in-addr.arpa. 518400 NS ns.eu.net. This is causing bad problems for everybody in 194.* . Hummm ... as a side-issue, is it too much to ask that widely publicized 24hour emergency telephone numbers exist for root nameserver operations? -- bilse, EUnet NOC +31 20 592 5110; 24hr +31 20 592 5165 (emergencies only) EUnet Comm. Svcs. +31 20 623 3803; fax +31 20 622 4657 http://www.EU.net