[dns-operations] Documenting root slave operation Re: The (very) uneven distribution of DNS root servers on the Internet

[Linlin Zhou]

IMHO, documenting the best practice may sound like a good idea. 
There are all kinds of people around the world. At least it can guide the
good guy.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dns-operations-bounces at lists.dns-oarc.net
> [mailto:dns-operations-bounces at lists.dns-oarc.net] On Behalf Of David
Conrad
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 4:03 AM
> To: Andrew Sullivan
> Cc: dns-operations at lists.dns-oarc.net
> Subject: Re: [dns-operations] Documenting root slave operation Re: The
(very)
> uneven distribution of DNS root servers on the Internet
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> On May 17, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> > What is this supposed to solve?
> 
>  From earlier in the thread:
> 
> > - increased resilience to DoS attack
> > - reduced dependence on a single point (ok, 13 points) of failure
> > - potentially improved performance
> > - greater autonomy
> > - reduced political whinage about not having a root server
> > - greater openness and transparency
> 
> If I'm reading your comments correctly, you're suggesting the right answer
is to
> not document best practices for slaving the root and let folks figure it
out on
> their own?
> 
> Regards,
> -drc
> 
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