To:
"Eric A. Hall" <ehall@ehsco.com>
Cc:
dnsop@cafax.se
From:
Mark Andrews <Mark.Andrews@nominum.com>
Date:
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 03:37:53 +1000
In-Reply-To:
Your message of "Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:33:01 MST." <39071A3D.8DFAC220@ehsco.com>
Sender:
owner-dnsop@cafax.se
Subject:
Re: root server load and dynamic updates.
> > > com SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET hostmaster.internic.NET > > net SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.net hostmaster.internic.net > > org SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET hostmaster.internic.NET > > in-addr.arpa SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET > > What would be the ramifications of setting MNAME to a bogus name? > > If MNAME is only used for DDNS, then setting it to a bogus name would > prevent updates from hammering on A. > > Obviously, any system can be misconfigured, so if using a bogus MNAMA > would prevent misconfigured systems from attempting to update these > zones, it might be worth exploring as a long-term option for all > affected zones. Like co.uk. could be configured with bogus MNAME data, > and so forth, if it works to prevent updates from misconfigured users. No. Then ALL the listed servers would be pounded apon as required by NOTIFY to support stealth servers. Mark > > -- > Eric A. Hall ehall@ehsco.com > +1-650-685-0557 http://www.ehsco.com -- Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc. / Internet Software Consortium 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@nominum.com