Martin Visser <[email protected]> writes:
> Also be aware that there some ISPs tend to a few things with DNS
>
> 1. Some do block access to their DNS from outside of their network.
You mean *recursive* DNS, not authoritative DNS, right?
[...]
> 2. DNS can be used to help direct the subsequent application traffic to
> particular managed servers. For instance, Internode provide unmetered
> content to their customers, one of which is the ABC iView
> service. However at least in some part, probably because of the use of
> content-delivery networks, Internode ask to make you use their DNS.
Really? That bites. Most CDN networks have arrangements so that this works
regardless of which DNS server you use.
Can you point to an official document stating that? I checked, and I found
some unofficial comments on Whirlpool, but nothing I consider authoritative
from Internode. :(
Daniel
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