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Date:      Wed, 07 Feb 2001 07:10:49 -0600
From:      Bob Martin <bob@buckhorn.net>
To:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cost of denying use of dns
Message-ID:  <3A814959.3053B550@buckhorn.net>
References:  <026001c090d9$1f8b4de0$0e00a8c0@neland.dk>

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Leif Neland wrote:
> 
> I've set our nameserver to only allow recursive lookups for our own customers.
> 
> However, now I wonder if it is more "expensive" to deny the lookup and write the reject to a logfile than just go ahead and answer.
> 
> Leif
> 
It won't use more resouces (except disk space). You could just log those
rejects to the bit bucket.

Bob Martin
-- 
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not
certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
                -- Albert Einstein


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