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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: > > On Apr 20, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Dean Anderson wrote: > > >> Or don't. No one here cares if you do. Reality trumps lab tests. > > > > "Reality" for the last ten years has been that no one did either > > PPLB or > > TCP DNS. That reality is changing. It'll probably start to change > > faster, > > sooner. Then, users will start to notice the problems. > > People have been using TCP applications on anycast for at least a > decade, as I mentioned before. Since DNS responses tend to be very > short lived TCP session, it seems to me that if it works for other > applications (e.g. HTTP), it should work for DNS. Its funny how I give you TWO conditions, and you ignore one of them. I'll try to use little tiny baby words: TCP Anycast does NOT work with PPLB (Per - packet - load - balancing) Say it slowly several times. > Either way, reality still trumps lab tests, or mailing lists posts. > Since it has worked, and continues to work, in _THE REAL WORLD_ for > TCP applications much longer lived than DNS, I suggest that your > assertion that "users will start to notice the problems" is > incorrect. Of course, time will tell which of us is correct. > > Maybe I'm insane. Or maybe you are. Although I think time has > already told which of us is.... Yes, indeed, it has. I've been vindicated on a number of issues on a number of subjects. You? -- Av8 Internet Prepared to pay a premium for better service? www.av8.net faster, more reliable, better service 617 344 9000
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