[TriLUG] Has DNS on RR died?

[Thunder Bear]

On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 21:06, Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> Been meaning to get around to that again when I replaced my Linux 
> firewall with the linksys I lost that.  Anyhow,
> that only solve half the problem.  What if an address is not in you 
> caching dns?  Granted it solves most problems.
> Anyhow, was only a thought.  

Easy.  Your local caching DNS checks the root servers to see who is the
authoritative nameserver for the record you are looking up, and then
goes and checks with the authoritative source.  Your machine doesn't
have to be aware at all of the RR servers.

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