"geographic" dns-answer

[Patrick Greenwell]

On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Birgit Schmid wrote:

> hi!
> 
> is there any possibility to give an answer for the nearest server?

Yes. 
> 
> eg i have 2 servers in los angeles and new york and the dns-query gives the 
> ip of the nearest server...

You can use something like BGP to find the topologically closest server.
Be aware that topology doesn't necessarily map to physical proximity(and
often for good reason.)