Subject: Re: quick BIND question
From: James Zuelow (e5z8652@zuelow.net)
Date: Mon Dec 22 2003 - 16:35:09 AKST
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:48:44 -0900
"Leif Sawyer" <lsawyer@gci.com> wrote:
> Scott, James,
>
> FWIW, on my nameserver I do not use a forwarders line and I
> am not experiencing this issue.
>
> Is there a reason that you want/need to use that option
> in your configuration?
>
> I understand what it does, i'm just wondering what you're
> trying to accomplish by forwarding all non-authoritative
> queries to a go-between DNS server instead of directly
> to the root-servers?
>
It is "polite" - instead of adding to the load on the root servers, I use GCI. And judging from Scott's IP address, we're both GCI customers so it makes sense for him to use them as well.
At least as far as my internet use is concerned, the chances that any DNS information is concerned already being in GCI's cache is pretty high. (CNN, /., Amazon...) So there is some infinitesimally small reduction in the number of requests that head off to the root servers.
Cheers,
James
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