The SWAMP

Mon Sep 9 04:48:24 UTC 1996

> We have considered assigning a /32 to each root name server and asking
> everybody in the universe to carry these 10 or so routes in the interest
> of complete and permanent provider independence.  So rather than worry
> about the /24's ... :-)

If there has to be a separate route for each one anyway, why not just 
blow 253*10 addresses and announce a /24 for each root name server, even 
if only one IP out of each /24 is used?

Less CPU to blow holes in filters that normally deny > /24.

Avi