Isn't using register.com considered outsourcing? In fact, I'd probably feel better not outsourcing to a big shop who is such a big target.....a little security through obscurity doesn't hurt.... =)
> Subject: Re: Register.com DNS outages > Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:03:27 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > > Yes, however register.com does not allow their customers to list both their > DNS servers and a customer's DNS server. End result is when the outage on > their servers occurs you need to modify the config on their website so that > it points back to your private DNS servers. Propagation delays are a pain.... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Florian Weimer <[email protected]> > To: Brandon Kim <[email protected]> > Cc: nanog group <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun Nov 14 13:48:55 2010 > Subject: Re: Register.com DNS outages > > * Brandon Kim: > > > Times like this, makes you curious what kind of infrastructure > > register.com has? How does one protect against DDOS? > > You can outsource your DNS, but you better retain a server locally on > your network, so that you suffer less from that particular shared > toothbrush. >
