Akamai DNS Issue?

Wed Jun 16 14:36:26 UTC 2004

On 16 Jun 2004, at 10:13, Mark Radabaugh wrote:

> But you don't say how to avoid failures caused by massive confusion 
> when
> maintaining a excessively complicated system....

By isolating the complexity to small pockets, each of which is largely 
invisible to the rest of the system, and reducing the coordination 
required between the different autonomous operators involved to 
managable levels, much as the high complexity of the global routing 
system is managed.

This isn't just handwaving -- the root zone has been served with 
enormous reliability for a long time, accommodating all of the 
precautions on that list. That reliability is a feature of prudence and 
simplicity, not needless complexity and confusion.

Joe