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Re: DNS DoS ???


From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins () arbor net>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:53:24 +0000

On Jul 31, 2011, at 3:08 AM, Jimmy Hess wrote:

A good example, would be services  such as OpenDNS.

One can argue a) that services like OpenDNS aren't necessarily a Good Thing when run by those who don't take the proper 
precautions and b) that OpenDNS in particular is run by smart, responsible folks who take extra measures to ensure they 
don't become a party to DNS reflection/amplification attacks, even though they operate an open recursive lookup service.

;>

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