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From: J.Hayward@utexas.edu (Jeff Hayward)
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Subject: A question of scale
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Date: 21 Nov 90 20:31:26 GMT
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I'm curious about how well the DNS as we know it scales.  Does anyone
out there have facts or anecdotes on practical experience with
large zones or large number of zones being served by a single
server?  What is the largest that's been attempted, and what are the
pitfalls?

On a related topic, is it possible that a less random distribution
of servers would have a beneficial effect on DNS traffic on the
various backbones?

Replies to me, if you like.  I'll summarize to the list if there's
general interest.

Jeff Hayward
The University of Texas System          +1 512 471 2444
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