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98% of DNS Queries at the Root Level are Unnecessary

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internet-would-be-fine-if-it-weren't-for-users dept.

LEPP writes "Scientists at the San Diego Supercomputer Centerfound that 98% of the DNS queries at the root level are unnecessary. This doesn't even take into account the 99.9% of web pages suck or are unnecessary anyways. This means that the remaining 2% of necessary DNS queries are probably not necessary either."

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  1. Why... by jascat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    is it that hard to configure a firewall to explicitly allow outgoing traffic rather than allow all? It seems that everyone thinks that the only bad traffic is the stuff coming in from the outside...

  2. 99.9% by dirvish · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This doesn't even take into account the 99.9% of web pages suck or are unnecessary anyways.

    What standard is this based on? My website wite sucks and is only necessary for my own amusement but it is similar to my favorite kind of sites on the web. I would use the web a lot less if it wasn't for those 99.9% of web sites. Most blogs, for instance, suck and are unnecessary but at the same time the total of all the blogs is having a big impact on news outlets and the media.

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  3. Serious question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    This doesn't even take into account the 99.9% of web pages suck or are unnecessary anyways. This means that the remaining 2% of necessary DNS queries are probably not necessary either.

    I see this kind of thing all the time on /.--completely unedited, barely literate, rant-style submissions. Why don't the /. editors tone down or eliminate the rhetoric from submissions about otherwise worthy topics, or at least fix the grammar and typos?

    I know, I'm going to get blasted for saying this, but I'm convinced it's one of those "little things" that makes /. look to the rest of the world more like a bunch of know-nothing kids typing at each other than a group of technically literate activists with something of value to contribute.

    I now return you to your regularly scheduled rant...