[atlas] [Request] System tags for DNS resolution

> On 11 Nov 2015, at 17:36, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer at nic.fr> wrote:
> 
> [Is there a better way to record enhancement requests for Atlas? Atlas
> has no public issue tracker, if I'm correct?]
> 
> It would be cool to have system (automatic) tags for DNS resolution
> because some probes are using broken DNS resolvers. For instance,
> 
> system-dns-works (modeled on IPv6's system tag) would be fine. Or may
> be system-dns-resolver-works (longer but more accurate).
> 
> For instance, probes 16659, 17072, 17620, 17854 use a resolver which
> yields a REFUSED for any request and probe 19948, 20065 one with
> systematic SERVFAIL.

I would like to support this request. I will use it.

Additionally would also be nice if we can identify whether the used
resolver is a local / open resolver. Latency measurements that rely on
DNS resolution may get affected depending on what is used. Perhaps,
easiest would be to just report what resolver is used and let the
identification be left for the data analysis phase.

> [Is the maintainer of the probe automatically notified when there is
> such an issue?]

Best, Vaibhav

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Vaibhav Bajpai

Room 91, Research I
School of Engineering and Sciences
Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

www.vaibhavbajpai.com
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