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Re: .ORG problems this evening
From: David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:54:15 -0400 (EDT)
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
: I think you'll find most people on the list would disagree with you : on this point. Many ISP's run anycast for customer facing DNS : servers, and I'll bet if you ask the first reason why isn't because : they provide faster service, or distribute load, but because the : average customer only wants one or two IP's to put in his DNS config, : and gets real annoyed when they don't work.
And/or, the networking stack may accept 3,4{...}50 DNS addresses, but only really looks at the first..... -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz () nrk com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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- Re: .ORG problems this evening, (continued)
- Re: .ORG problems this evening E.B. Dreger (Sep 17)
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