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Re: 69/8...this sucks

  • From: Jared Mauch
  • Date: Mon Mar 10 15:57:59 2003

On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 08:49:04PM +0000, E.B. Dreger wrote:
> 
> JSW> Date: 10 Mar 2003 15:23:52 -0500
> JSW> From: Jeff S Wheeler
> 
> 
> JSW> I repeat my suggestion that a number of DNS root-servers or
> JSW> gtld-servers be renumbered into 69/8 space.  If the DNS
> JSW> "breaks" for these neglected networks, I suspect they will
> JSW> quickly get enough clue to fix their ACLs.
> JSW>
> JSW> Add Eddy's suggestion that the addresses all end in .0 or
> JSW> .255 and you have a fine machine for cleaning up a few old,
> JSW> irritating problems.
> 
> I suggest a rotation like so:
> 
> 	Jan-Apr: 69.w.w.0
> 	Apr-Jul: 69.x.x.255
> 	Jul-Oct: 70.y.y.0
> 	Oct-Jan: 70.z.z.255
> 
> where the middle two octets are predetermined ahead of time.
> 
> IIRC, some RFC recommends updating the root zone cache monthly...
> following this would ensure one had proper root/gTLD addresses.
> 
> The above also would break DNS for broken networks for a two
> month stretch... long enough to flush out bad rules.
> 

	You want to move things like gtld servers,
yahoo/google (and other 'important' things), including
things like oscar.toc.aol.com into these.

	This will leave the clueless to buy a clue and
stimulate the economy ;-)

	- jared

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