From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 18 02:04:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 890821065673 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:04:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFC998FC08 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:04:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c2so179670anc.13 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:04:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=AYgDD1IQdsaxqFq4iwremKITrFiMIeE5c291htf41nA=; b=KSgeRQC741iS5JOeCpqLmDyT5yhABmfl++YpKKKzfJZK10vWZIgs6FvgDDWeriGuje qo1l+tdxbk+Rk+C8AuyhRirzrSiSN3Bab1pCWReIq2xKvekVoJmdnbbbdr2a7jF+7/qe 4Q5Qg6Ev32yRCRsKfxcvNyumRp2/eaUub2u2I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=FCvXH3BQ1vVtD/rOWuFPP3aDGFceBGhmz4O638p1zAQSr5kH7Eye7FL9AXvJoZ3vlT EoaotXHivesPKrYnOeiB9dj2zTs1dqrKCEYA3+xDNd6ffMAMl7Vd+Qps0SUTObKMTEBL Lyx7Q95ROGiMmgWXMLDtrv7glK4gBYf/XVgrc= Received: by 10.64.251.17 with SMTP id y17mr1124525qbh.9.1229565855614; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:04:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.18.2 with HTTP; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:04:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <26face530812171804m5f16c45i90d2fe07e0861c72@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:04:15 -0700 From: "Kelly Jones" To: "Matthew Seaman" In-Reply-To: <4949345F.9040309@infracaninophile.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <26face530812170701n4160dba2ve183d8860b6d4a69@mail.gmail.com> <4949345F.9040309@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Publishing information via DNS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:04:17 -0000 On 12/17/08, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Kelly Jones wrote: >> Has anyone tried publishing non-DNS information via DNS? Advantages: >> >> % Automatic distributed caching on various nameservers. >> >> % UDP, so no TCP overhead >> >> I know SPF uses this, and clamav publishes their current version >> number this way, but has anyone done this on a large scale basis? >> > > Read all about 'Hesiod' at a search engine near you. No, not the > Greek poet... the other hesiod. Hesiod is interesting, but the Wikipedia article suggests its used for small local networks. I'm thinking of globally DNS-casting data. > Kent, CT11 9PW Does your city change into Metropolis when there's danger? -- We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile.