@@@@ http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/html/nanog/msg01537.html Re: root servers more debug data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .To: nanog@merit.edu .Subject: Re: root servers more debug data .From: Paul A Vixie <paul@vix.com> .Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:41:28 -0800 .Sender: owner-nanog@merit.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Btw,
Root nameserver F is not reachable from my network.
I can't imagine why that would be so. Against my better judgement, I permit both traceroute and ping to this host. @@@@@@@@@@@ Paul, Are you saying that you never "filter" packets from selected networks...?...thus, denying service to people trying to access the "public" Root Name Server that you operate... ...and also denying access to http://www.cix.org Does the F stand for "Filtered"...? -- Jim Fleming Unir Corporation e-mail: JimFleming@unety.net JimFleming@unety.s0.g0 (EDNS/IPv8)
It seems to me, Jim, that a reasonable person would assume that he allows access to the services that it's supposed to provide (DNS), but reserves the right to 'F'ilter services that are immaterial to the DNS functionality. Avi
Btw,
Root nameserver F is not reachable from my network.
I can't imagine why that would be so. Against my better judgement, I permit both traceroute and ping to this host.
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Paul,
Are you saying that you never "filter" packets from selected networks...?...thus, denying service to people trying to access the "public" Root Name Server that you operate... ...and also denying access to http://www.cix.org
Does the F stand for "Filtered"...?
Jim Fleming
On Sun, 16 Feb 1997, Jim Fleming wrote:
Are you saying that you never "filter" packets from selected networks...?...thus, denying service to people trying to access the "public" Root Name Server that you operate... ...and also denying access to http://www.cix.org
Does the F stand for "Filtered"...?
If someone was to attempt a denial of service attact against F.root-servers.net I certainly hope Paul would filter the originating network to protect nameservice for the other 99.5% of the Internet. Christopher E. Stefan flatline@ironhorse.com http://www.ironhorse.com/~flatline finger for PGP key System Administrator Phone: (206) 783-6636 Ironhorse Software, Inc. FAX: (206) 783-4591
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