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Microsoft DNS outage


From: "Joseph T. Klein" <jtk () titania net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:36:35 -0500


It looks like the Microsoft name servers lack any sort of
network diversity. If they had servers in geographically and
network diverse location perhaps this outage would not have
occurred.

Diversity is the best protection against systemic failure.

An important lesson is contained herein.
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Joseph T. Klein         jtk () titania net        +1 414 915 7489

 "Omnium rerum principia parva sunt." - Marcus Tullius Cicero



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