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Testing root server down code
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:34:17 -0400 (EDT)
The last time all the root servers were down was June 28 1985. On June 29 1985 there was a flurry of messages about adding root server down code to the various DNS implementations of the day. Apparently, some of the software had a poor response to all root servers being unreachable, and spun out of control. Has anyone tested modern DNS code (Microsoft and BIND to name two) for this condition recently? I haven't, hence my question.
Current thread:
- Testing root server down code Sean Donelan (Oct 23)
- Re: Testing root server down code Stephen J. Wilcox (Oct 23)
- Re: Testing root server down code Martin J. Levy (Oct 23)
- Testing root server down code Peter Salus (Oct 23)
- Re: Testing root server down code Sean Donelan (Oct 23)
- Re: Testing root server down code Niels Bakker (Oct 23)
- Re: Testing root server down code Stephen J. Wilcox (Oct 23)