----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Moen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 3:15 AM Subject: Re: DNS Transition (was Re: [plug] Mailing List Question)
> Quoting Gerald Timothy Quimpo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > theoretically, that should work. but what happens in practice? are there > > broken DNS clients or caching servers out there that don't follow the RFC > > and so it's possible that there will be 2-3 day disruptions anyway? are > > any of those broken caching servers (if there are any) in use by huge > > ISPs (important for deciding whether to spend the money on longer > > transitions, or whether it's OK to go with the quick transition)? > > One example I know of for certain is nscd. It seems to completely > ignore TTL values for cached hostname information. Therefore, in > situations where people feel a need to run the blasted thing (e.g., > places that extensively use NIS), it's best to disable its caching of > DNS information. true... there are those who violated it... gerald, if you want a quick and smooth transition, NAT is your bestfriend... translate the old ip address into your new ip address and then remove it afterwards... fooler. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
