[dns-operations] Vista and DNS traffic

bert hubert bert.hubert at netherlabs.nl
Fri Sep 8 10:48:42 UTC 2006


On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 11:33:12PM +0200, Olaf M. Kolkman wrote:
> "If you adopt Vista, your DNS traffic is going to double,"  
> Mockapetris said in an interview. With many DNS servers already  
> running close to capacity, this can have serious consequences, he  

>From my own experience, this part is true, there are lots of ISPs currently
at the breaking point, and quite often they don't realise it. DNS generally
"just used to work". 

If Vista is going to make things lots worse is another matter. But if you
are at the breaking point, it might.

	Bert

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