add root servers
diff --git a/ndb/root-servers b/ndb/root-servers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0399922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ndb/root-servers
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# entries defining the dns root. these will be overridden by any
+# authentic info obtained from the root.
+#
+dom=
+ ns=A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+ ns=M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
+dom=A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=198.41.0.4
+dom=B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.228.79.201
+dom=C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.33.4.12
+dom=D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=128.8.10.90
+dom=E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.203.230.10
+dom=F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.5.5.241
+dom=G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.112.36.4
+dom=H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=128.63.2.53
+dom=I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.36.148.17
+dom=J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=192.58.128.30
+dom=K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=193.0.14.129
+dom=L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=198.32.64.12
+dom=M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET ip=202.12.27.33
+
