Unregistered local domain yet internet access?

[Ed Gerck]

Michael Voight wrote:

> Barry Margolin wrote:
> >
> > In article <37704B53.B47D3C25 at mediaone.net>,
> > Michael C. Cambria <cambria at mediaone.net> wrote:
> > >My cable provider will not let me register a domain name (at least not
> > >yet.)  Is it possible to use an unregistered domain for internal
> > >connections (e.g. local web access, inter LAN email) yet also allow
> > >systems on the LAN go to the cable DNS server for non-local names?
> > >(Preferably running BIND on one machine)
> >
> > Why do you need to go to the cable DNS server?  If you run BIND on your
> > machine it can go to the root DNS servers all by itself.  But if you really
> > want to go to the cable DNS server, use the "forwarders" option in your
> > named configuration.
> >
>
> Many ISP's require forwarding to their DNS server and will NOT allow
> direct access to root because it increases traffic.

Michael:

Since my resolver can be set to *any* DNS server that I  want, I fail to see how
an ISP could "NOT allow direct access to root".   I just have to find a DNS server
that accepts recursion -- which can also be mine own trusted DNS server.

Cheers,

Ed Gerck