Re: DNS Based Load Balancers

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Jul 1, 2006, at 10:42 PM, Matt Ghali wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, Paul Vixie wrote:
>
> > my recommendation is: "don't do it."  for background, see:
> >
> > http://www.ops.ietf.org/lists/namedroppers/namedroppers.2002/ 
> > msg02168.html
> > http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/current/msg03572.html
> > http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/current/msg00671.html

> Having implemented F5's 3DNS product for a large entertainment  
> company, I'd like to wholeheartedly agree with Paul.
>
> Please, for the love of god, don't do it.

Would you mind giving us a little more to go on than "the love of  
god" before making strategic architectural decisions?

Just in case we like to decide things for ourselves. :)

For instance, was F5's implementation flawed, or do you have a reason  
to dislike the basic idea?  And why?

--
TTFN,
patrick