[dns-operations] DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

[David Ulevitch]

On Mar 2, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Geo. wrote:
>
> I mean I can tell you right now what's going to happen if we  
> eliminate open
> recursive dns, people are going to run a dns server on their own  
> machine
> (it's not like a small dns caching only server takes up much room)  
> and then
> all the desktop systems are going to start talking directly to the  
> hints
> file servers. The advantages of caching dns for thousands of  
> desktops will
> dissapear and the loads will shift upstream. It'll happen this way  
> because
> it's the easiest fix for machines that wander from zone to zone in a
> wireless world.

You speak with confidence.
Want to make a bet on this happening?
How about $1,000 on a 12 month deadline for it to happen?

-david