[dns-operations] Who Ignores TTLs ?

[Mark Andrews]

In message <alpine.DEB.2.00.1102171454520.4901 at green.darkmere.gen.nz>, Simon Ly
all writes:
> 
> I keep seeing a persistent complaint that some DNS caching operators 
> ignore TTLs or otherwise keep records for longer than the TTL would 
> indicate.
> 
> I suspect this might be an urban legend since most DNS caching software 
> doesn't even offer this as an option last time I checked.
> 
> Does anybody actually do this? Because it keep being brought up by some 
> peopel as to why things like GSLB don't work.

It's the apps not the caches that don't respect TTLs.
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Mark Andrews, ISC
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