Re: [Inip-discuss] Innovation in DNS

[Andrew Sullivan <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 05:24:21PM +0100, Bauyrzhan Askar wrote:
> Unlike com zone, root zone is accessed every time when DNS resolution for
> unknown domain name is requested no matter which TLD zone the unknown
> domain name belongs to.

Not true.  That claim ignores the effects of TTLs.

> *So, increase of SLD together with TLD, increases rate of DNS resolution
> query to root nameserver. *

So?

> But the problem here is that when TLD list increases and any entry or
> update made to the root zone file in master root nameserver, all root
> nameservers have to be updated which in turn
> 
> 1)     increases the load to network handling root nameservers. (this may
> not be a big problem at the moment)
> 
> 2)     increases the time for update to be finished throughout the world
> because of increased number of copies of root nameservers.
> 
> 3)     increases the load to any particular root nameserver, no matter of
> number of copies of root nameserver, because of the increased rate of
> updates.

All of this is true of the com zone, too, so I don't see how it's
relevant at all.  I just don't see that this is a significant
improvement of the DNS, and it involves adding changes to the system
that present their own risks.  If we're going to undertake such risks,
it seems to me a tiny incremental improvement to address no actual
practical problem anyone has for only one zone seems like a low
return on the investment.

Best regards,

A

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