[dns-operations] Getting rid of ISP's recursive DNS servers? (Was: Eircom "DNS Attacks" ?

[bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com]

> 
> The root zone is small (currently about 130K signed) and changes  
> relatively infrequently.  Due to caching, it is obviously not time  
> critical to have the absolutely latest version.  As such, it would be  
> trivial to Akamize (or whatever) the root zone.  Assuming it is  
> signed, of course.
> 
> Regards,
> -drc
> 

	and looming on the horizon is a plan to open up the root zone
	to unlimited expansion.  a small root zone may be an artifact
	of history.  and it is trivial to "Akamize" the roto zone, signed
	or not - at least currently.

--bill