Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 21:41:09 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: isp@hub.freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Q] what happens when 1 of N nameservers dies? Message-ID: <29913.903750069@gjp.erols.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 21 Aug 1998 16:26:13 PDT." <199808212326.QAA13587@hub.freebsd.org>
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"Jonathan M. Bresler" wrote in message ID <199808212326.QAA13587@hub.freebsd.org>: > what happens when a domain with N nameservers loses one? Depends on what you mean. BIND is clever enough to go to another (authoratitive) nameserver for the answer. The nameserver making the query won't return an error unless it can't contact any nameservers that the NIC lists... (or thats how its meant to work anyhow) Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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