[isp-dns] Re: How to get GTLD servers to recognize a new IP address for a nameserver

[Len Conrad <LConrad@...]

> I know this is asked occasionally, but I can't seem to find the 
> answer.  I've actually had 3 people come to me this week that were 
> confused why the A record for some hostname they have wasn't getting 
> updated weeks after the change was made, and in all the cases it was 
> because the hostname was one that the GTLD servers have listed as an NS 
> record for some domains.
aka, "stale HOST records / glue in the TLD parent", a FAQ, and very 
confusing until you learn to put it in your "usual suspects" list

> My question, then, is how to get the GTLD servers to use the updated IP 
> address?
registrant for stalehost.domain.com must go to registrar for domain.com and 
change/delete the A record.

>   I've referred these people to the registrars of their domains
good

> but what if they use Registrar A
for this operation, they MUST go to the registrar where the domain is 
registered.

> , but Registrar B is the one that lists this hostname as an NS record
We don't care about Registrar B's local records (unless registrar B really 
IS the registrar for the domain).

If the registrar is NOT the registrar for the domain, then whatever he has 
in his local, stale records (DNS records? or admin records?) for a domain 
are of no consequence to Internet since he has no authority to upload 
host.domain.com A records to the registry.

Len