DNS requests and Bandwidth

Wed May 11 17:59:00 UTC 2005

> > so What is the best way to prevent DNS queries consuming bandwidth.
> 
> Run an authoritative-only DNS server that won't respond to queries for
> domains it doesn't handle.  tinydns from http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
> would be an example.

with BIND9, you just have to install a zone by that name, containing an
A/127.0.0.1 for every name you're seeing queries for.  that'll get action
by whoever made the mistaken delegation toward your server... (i promise.)
-- 
Paul Vixie