Re: NSI policy on lame delagations

[Paul Vixie <paul () vix com>]

> Remember these aren't nameservers that serve 5 domains, figure tens of
> thousands. Perhaps I am not being clear.  Reloads, even a HUP, cause
> named, even the new version, to pause for a while before being able to
> serve requests again.

That will change in 8.1.2++, btw.  "ndc" will use a socket, not signals.

>                       All the relevant nameservers for the domains would
> have to be reloaded 300 times a day in this case.  It isn't good if named
> stops responding that often because it slows access to the web sites
> domains by inserting a dropped DNS query timeout every time the reloading
> server is queried (50% or 33% depending on 2 or 3 nameservers.  If the
> reload takes 30 seconds then reloading 300 times == each nameserver is
> down for 150 minutes a day.  Not good. 

Not bad, either.  This is why we have slave servers.

> Or do you suggest delaying client domain name registrations 24 hours?

I always put a zone up on the master before I send in the registration.
If the slaves take a day or so to catch up I can live with that.
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Paul Vixie <paul () vix com>