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
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