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Re: /8 end user assignment?


From: abuse () cabal org uk ()
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:51:53 +0000 (UTC)


Sabri Berisha <sabri () cluecentral net> wrote:
[...]
With the use of anycast DNS servers on the internet, TCP is no
longer an option for DNS.

Erm, bollocks.

Just because a few nameservers are anycasted doesn't mean that the
vast majority of non-anycasted servers may not use TCP.

Optimising the common case of simple lookups so they fit in a UDP
request makes good sense, but an overzealous determination to stamp
out TCP DNS is not helpful, since it is rather useful under certain
circumstances.

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