Re: DNS Amplification Attacks

[Michael.Dillon () btradianz com]

> > DNS looking glasses, in much the same way that we use web-form based
> > BGP or traceroute looking glasses today.
>
> Open resolvers are far better then looking glasses to assess the state
> of DNS, and we are campaigning against them.  You can't have it both
> ways. 8-(

What is the definition of "DNS Looking Glass"?
If it is a PERL CGI script then I would agree with you.
If it is a DNS proxy that applies rate limiting
and damping then I disagree with you. 

--Michael Dillon