[dns-operations] After Google Mail, Google Docs, Google Wave... Google DNS

[Rick Jones]

>>Actually, the best move Akamai could do is start a rival DNS resolving
>>infrastructure. If they use anycasted recursors at each of their CDN nodes,
>>that would really simplify their CDN algorithm as the node that gets the
>>DNS request is very likely to be the optimal one for the actual content
>>delivery, too.
> 
> 
> this is the only way to make it actually work.  but since making it work is
> not a first order goal, i'd rather akamai and other CDN's help with an
> education campaign about how easy it is to run one's own recursive DNS.  and
> maybe help create a windows kit for it.  (mac already has the software but
> even there, a config kit for it would help a lot.)

I have to wonder if that is not a case of "be careful what you wish for."  Is 
DNS better served by (tens/scores of) millions (?) more instances of what will 
rapidly become old, unpatched nameserver code?

rick jones