what if central dns servers are blown up ?

Bill Manning bmanning at isi.edu
Tue Feb 19 23:45:02 UTC 2002


> Maybe a router virus which would infect all routers would be able to
> down the internet... ( I was only wondering about dns )
> 
> It will probably sometime occur... more and more routers use linux...
> and linux is not super safe.
> 
> Cu.


	Not all the root servers run the same OS, they are not connected
	with the same routers.... in fact, they share very little in 
	common.  You might want to review the minutes of the last ICANN
	mtg in Marina del Rey.  The vulnerabilities of the system were
	explored.

--bill


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