[dns-wg] Moneytizing error pages using DNS

Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com> writes:

> On 5 Oct 2011, at 07:22, Kostas Zorbadelos wrote:
>

Thanks to everyone that provided feedback, on and off-list :)
I think I have enough information to contruct my case.

>> Apart from respected voices expressing their opposition to such
>> techniques [1]
>>
>> [1] http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1647302
>
> IMO it would be unwise to reference this article in any arguments you
> make. It could rebound on you very badly. BIND9.9 can do NXDOMAIN
> rewriting. So presumably ISC thinks this sort of thing is OK now.
> Sigh. If/when your opponents find this out, it fatally undermines the
> very sensible things said in that article.
>

Now, this article also contains opinions on other matters I am not sure
I support. For example, it also criticizes badly the use of DNS for load
balancing on the grounds of "DNS was not designed to express
policy". And what happens when a single machine is not enough to
accomodate load? Do you employ NAT load balancers? Is this a better
idea? Having a single "name" for a "service" seems to me like a good
idea in general.   
Anyway, long talk, I guess it needs a thread of its own.

Thanks again,

Kostas 

PS1: Jim, you should REALLY reconsider your mail blacklist
policies. Unless you do not prefer mail for person-to-person
communication ;-)

PS2: +1 against ISC for allowing the "feature" in bind.
   
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