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On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Alan wrote:

> The main server people are hitting is a.root-servers.net, they use this for
> non-existant domains.  Messing with the root-servers is just wrong.

Yes...  I thoroughly agree with the ideas of 'netiquette' which are
apparently behind your post.

However, many would also argue that allowing such a central protocol
to be so awkwardly trusting is 'just wrong' as well.

Later,

					-Mike




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