On 30 Dec 2010 18:43:50 -0000 John Levine <jo...@taugh.com> wrote: > >I agree, so I propose a much larger change: Stop using DNS for this > >purpose. I don't think it's the right tool for the job.
> Sigh. Yes, that's one of the bad ideas. What is? Using DNS or using something else? :) [...] > Consider the amount of traffic involved in doing an rsync: I used rsync as an example. You can use a more efficient technique; I gave ClamAV's signature-distribution mechanism as an example of a system that works pretty well. Regards, David.