From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" > > My personal opinion, though it doesn't account for much, is that they were > > testing out the new ways one can serve DNS from a MS-SQL database. Then > > again, they could just be smart and be paranoid. If I had a private network > > where security was required to be high, I'd have pulled the plug until the > > storm was over. Why take chances? > > eh? > > You are host to one of the Internet's root DNS servers and you pull the plug > when things go a bit hairy on you. > > Even for a hosting company I'd not be happy if I was a customer and they > shutdown the whole of their Internet access because of some problem like this! >
Depends on the nature of that network. If it was just root DNS servers, I would agree with you. However, unless they are feeding those servers with MS-SQL databases, one might guess that there was something more to it. Honestly, I doubt the DoD will let anyone know why. :) This is another BoA situation. Lack of information. Jack Bates BrightNet Oklahoma
