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Re: .mil domain root only hosted by one server??
- From: Valdis.Kletnieks
- Date: Wed Aug 21 16:23:35 2002
On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:46:22 EDT, Vinny Abello <vinny@tellurian.com> said:
> I just stumbled across something I thought was interesting. All the .mil
> domain names used by the U.S. Military are served by one single root
> server. I thought that was a bit odd. I'm sure that one server is more than
The fact that you only see one doesn't mean there's only one. And note
that the .MIL domain perhaps has a vested interest in *NOT* having a fully
redundant view of the world accessible from outside. Sure, it's one point
of failure - but if you're battening down the hatches because of an attack,
it's also a one-stop place to cut yourself off....
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Valdis Kletnieks
Computer Systems Senior Engineer
Virginia Tech
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