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From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
Subject: Re: decimals in the serial field
Message-ID: <1991Jun18.143602.18569@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Date: 18 Jun 91 14:36:02 GMT
References: <JBRYANS.91Jun17110704@beach.csulb.edu> <6529@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> <kre.677213961@mundamutti.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
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In article <kre.677213961@mundamutti.cs.mu.OZ.AU> kre@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Elz) writes:
>That's exactly what we use here already - ie: the serial number of AU is
>
>	1991061500
>
>I've been using that format for ages - but now I've come to believe that
>the 2 digit 'nn' is unnecessary, one digit would be enough - more than
>
>Unfortunately switching from the 'nn' format back to a single 'n'
>isn't trivial, or I'd do that.

 If the software is reasonably compliant with the RFCs, changing should not
be particularly difficult.

 Start by using:

      4199106150

(i.e. with a superfluous leading 4).

 Use this format for a week, or so, till you are sure all outdate copies
of your SOA record have timed out everywhere.  Then drop the leading '4'.
Wrap around beyond 2^32 is supposed to be handled smoothly, according to
the RFC requirements.

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  Northern Illinois Univ.
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