Where Do The Root Name Servers Receive Their Information From?

The Root Name Servers will query "domain registers" several times a day. 

Domain Registers, being entities such as Network Solutions, and the newer OPEN SRS based systems. 

The Root Name Servers will gather this information from the many registers now in existence, and update their master records accordingly. 

Now your ISP must access the Root Name Servers, and update their DNS records, which reside on their 'local' DNS server.  

This process is fully automated and most ISP's will check the Root Name Servers for updates every 24-hours. 

Beware however, that some lame ISP's will delay this process for as much as 2 to 4 days in some cases. 

If that happens, it will no doubt cause additional confusion, as everyone else will be reaching your new account on our servers except you.  

This is because your ISP has not updated their DNS records, and or have not cleared their DNS cache, which means they'll still be pointing your domain name to your old server. 

If it's a new domain name you've registered, then you'll receive a blank "Site Not Found Page."

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