[51150] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: .mil domain root only hosted by one server??
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Wed Aug 21 16:17:51 2002
To: Vinny Abello <vinny@tellurian.com>
Cc: nanog@trapdoor.merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:46:22 EDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:01:51 -0400
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
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On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:46:22 EDT, Vinny Abello <vinny@tellurian.com> said:
> I just stumbled across something I thought was interesting. All the .mil
> domain names used by the U.S. Military are served by one single root
> server. I thought that was a bit odd. I'm sure that one server is more than
The fact that you only see one doesn't mean there's only one. And note
that the .MIL domain perhaps has a vested interest in *NOT* having a fully
redundant view of the world accessible from outside. Sure, it's one point
of failure - but if you're battening down the hatches because of an attack,
it's also a one-stop place to cut yourself off....
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Valdis Kletnieks
Computer Systems Senior Engineer
Virginia Tech
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