[afnog] Decreasing Access Time to Root Servers DNS by Running One on Loopback

[Mark Tinka]

On 14/Dec/15 22:14, Randy Bush wrote:

> how often does a running system need access to the dns root zone?  is
> latency to the root really a problem?  might a nearby reliable cache
> be a far more critical issue?

Continued deployment of local roots should not stop.

Operators should run and advertise local on-net resolvers.

Customers need to be educated about the preferred use of their ISP's
resolvers instead of globally-known open resolvers.

Mark.