[TriLUG] Has DNS on RR died?

[Andrew C. Oliver]

I gotta say dude, between the mail server (which finally seems to be 
working) and the DNS, its kinda laughable.
I mean I had a DNS server running on Linux for a few years with no 
problem, granted RR gets more volume, but
then again they can probably afford something bigger than an old box of 
parts put together.

The mail server obviously suffered from the Windows virus of the day 
syndrome and was constantly "out of memory", but
there seemed to be a strong correllation between the viruses I heard 
about on CNN or watched trying to attack my webserver
and the RR mailserver being down.  

While I understand the requisite amount of Coporate BS, I'm a big fan of 
listing the problems, showing a solution and putting it
in front of the right person.  You win a lot more often than you might 
think (as long as your not a contractor ;-) ).

I  mean "we're working on it" would mean more if it hadn't been 
degrading for a whole year.  While I hate corporate welfare
or giving charity money to poor disadvantage multi-billion dollar 
companies, I think this affect enough of us...Maybe this should be a trilug
project ;-) hehe.

-Andy

Ben Pitzer wrote:

>Yes, folks RR DNS did die tonight for a brief period.  It's a known
>issue, and we have something better in the works, but as usual,
>corporate folks are holding it up.  We realize that the solution we have
>now is not ideal, but for now we're doing our best.
>
>I keep an eye on the list, even at work, so don't hesitate to mention
>when you see a problem.  If we're not already dealing with it, or have
>fixed it, then I'll look into it immediately.  I promise.
>
>Regards,
>Ben Pitzer
>RR Sysadmin
>
>
>On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 18:48, Robert A. Henderson wrote:
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>>Suddenly I'm not getting any DNS replies from RR in Fuquay-Varina.
>>
>>I can ping out to specific IP addresses but pinging www.dell.com is
>>a no-go.
>>
>>Anybody? Anybody? Buehler?
>>
>>I've got to write down the helpdesk number one of these days.
>>
>>
>>Now my Linux box is claiming no response from the DNS server. Pinging the
>>server works. <sigh> Damn I knew the A-Oh-Hell merger was a bad idea.
>>
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