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Subject: Document Action: Selection and Operation of Secondary DNS Servers
From: The IESG <iesg-secretary () ietf ! org>
Date: 1997-07-17 16:41:19
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft "Selection and Operation of
Secondary DNS Servers" <draft-ietf-dnsind-2ndry-06.txt> for
publication as a Best Current Practices RFC. This document is the
product of the DNS IXFR, Notification, and Dynamic Update Working
Group. The IESG contact persons are Jeffrey Burgan and Thomas Narten.
Technical Summary
The Domain Name System (DNS) requires that multiple servers exist for
every delegated domain (zone). A number of problems in DNS operations
today are attributable to poor choices of secondary servers for DNS
zones. The geographic placement as well as the diversity of network
connectivity exhibited by the set of DNS servers for a zone can
increase the reliability of that zone as well as improve overall
network performance and access characteristics.
This document discusses many of the issues that should be considered
when selecting secondary servers for a zone. It offers guidance in how
to best choose servers to serve a given zone. Both the physical and
topological location of each server are material considerations when
selecting secondary servers. The number of servers appropriate for a
zone is also discussed, and some general secondary server maintenance
issues are considered.
Working Group Summary
The Working Group last call produced no significant issues with this
document.
Protocol Quality
This document has been reviewed by Jeffrey Burgan and Thomas Narten
of the IESG.
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