Cox and DNS server

Craig White plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
18 Mar 2002 07:02:35 -0700


On Mon, 2002-03-18 at 06:33, Mike Butash wrote:
> 	I second that you're probably better off running a local resolver box, it's
> easy to do and saves you from having to be at other's mercy when their dns
> dies.  Using that 68.1.17.7 address I wouldn't rely on as I don't think it's
> official function is as a dns box, someone probably just screwed up and left
> bind bound to a public interface or didn't plug a hole in the firewall.  Use
> 206.157.231.13 if you have to (ns1.coxmail.com) as a tertiary, it's the tld
> roots for most of cox's domains and about most reliable of all the dns
> boxen.
> 
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this guy knows a lot about cox's new setup

Craig