"if we need more root servers we set up a DNS server thats up to snuff to handle billions of queries per day, and you add it to 'the' file"
it's not that simple.
from rfc 3226:
" The current number of root servers is limited to 13 as that is the
maximum number of name servers and their address records that fit in
one 512-octet answer for a SOA record. If root servers start
advertising A6 or KEY records then the answer for the root NS records
will not fit in a single 512-octet DNS message, resulting in a large
number of TCP query connections to the root servers."
we're currently limited to only 13 root servers. so adding another one is not a current option.
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"if we need more root servers we set up a DNS server thats up to snuff to handle billions of queries per day, and you add it to 'the' file"
it's not that simple.
from rfc 3226:
" The current number of root servers is limited to 13 as that is the
maximum number of name servers and their address records that fit in
one 512-octet answer for a SOA record. If root servers start
advertising A6 or KEY records then the answer for the root NS records
will not fit in a single 512-octet DNS message, resulting in a large
number of TCP query connections to the root servers."
we're currently limited to only 13 root servers. so adding another one is not a current option.