[62561] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: .ORG problems this evening
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@karoshi.com)
Thu Sep 18 21:25:24 2003
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:36:37 -0400
From: <bmanning@karoshi.com>
To: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> Bill, I know you know better, so let's try more facts and less
> FUD. Mmmmkay? Your above paragraph is a red herring that is
> analogous to saying "all multihomed services must be run on the
> router itself".
yes, it does lean that way... but to expose a sigma-six
blip in how some people may think about anycasting techniques.
> Here's the deal: DNS server runs a BGP/OSPF/whatever speaker.
One model. ISC is enamored of this model. I'm not.
http://www.isc.org/tn/isc-tn-2003-1.txt
> You won't find a turnkey RPM to do it, but that doesn't mean it's
> impossible. In fact, if you slow down and read previous posts,
> you'll note some very big hints re how to build such a working
> system. If you're limited to installing out-of-the-box packages,
> you _will_ have a huge mess... but that's not my problem.
Nope, it can even be done w/ COTS technologies.
Been there, Done that. Ate the cheese as fondue.
=09
=09
> > This has impact on the design of anycast solutions.
> > Ultra has one model, ISC has another, and PCH uses
> > a third. The more generic content crowd has its favorites.
> > Then there are the "load-balancing" vendors who
> > cater to these folks. One size does not fit all.
>=20
> Okay, I'll give you credit for that paragraph.
thanks. we now return you to your worst-design
show&tell. (my fav today.... optical connectors!)
> Eddy
--bill
