23 Oct
2002
23 Oct
'02
2:04 p.m.
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Sean Donelan wrote:
The last time all the root servers were down was June 28 1985. On June 29 1985 there was a flurry of messages about adding root server down code to the various DNS implementations of the day. Apparently, some of the software had a poor response to all root servers being unreachable, and spun out of control.
Has anyone tested modern DNS code (Microsoft and BIND to name two) for this condition recently? I haven't, hence my question.
Microsoft DNS has a poor response and can spin out of control with all root servers available.. how would you tell the difference ;) Steve