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Lead Scientist Responds to Questions on Root Server Queries

cidtoday writes "A CircleID interview with the lead scientist whose study recently revealed that 98% of a main root server queries are unnecessary, reveals that spam has little to do with the issue. In fact, he provides two reasons why anti-spam tools cause more unnecessary queries to the root servers than spam emails. Many other questions previously raised by Slashdot readers on the study are also answered."

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  1. Things to do... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    see goatse... check.
    kiss a girl.. almost.
    get fp....... YAY!

    1. Re:Things to do... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Tubgirl needs kisses too!

      Smooch smooch!

    2. Re:Things to do... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That tubgirl photo raises some intruiging questions..

      What is that yellow stuff spurting out of her rectum?

      Is that a mask she's wearing or is she just supremely disfigured?

      What sort of tub is that? It's tiny!

      Why is she not barefoot?

      Who on earth does this sort of shit?!

  2. Re:Lead Scientist by intermodal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I did. I also read 'Lion' (the animal) as Lithium-ion

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  3. YOU FAIL IT!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    please see subject line.

  4. ping root.root-servers.net by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    char root
    repeat
    for root = a to j do
    ping $root.rootservers.net
    until root=z /* This is psuedocode, so the code police can stfu */

  5. Re:Lead Scientist by uberdave · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Holy smokes! A +5 and a First Post... and here I was all mopey because I was having a bad day.

  6. In other news. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    98% of all SUV's are unnessary. Get a real car!

    1. Re:In other news. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


      98% of all faggots have AIDS and 98% of all darkies are lazy, yet there is nothing to prevent this filth from using the same community swimming pool as your children! Even if there was something to prevent this kind of activity, I'd still leave turds floating in the shallow end because it just doesn't get any better than that, brother. Peace on!

  7. Re:Whats a root server query? by FyRE666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This sounds interesting but what's a root server query?

    Oh, I know thing one... erm, "a gay guy that works in a vegetable shop?"... um... never mind...

  8. Re:Lead Scientist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    No, but I read "CircleID" as "Circle Jerk."

  9. Re:Lead Scientist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I read "root" as "Roots," which is actually a mini series about Niggers made in the seventies.

  10. Re:Lead Scientist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    heh, that's a good one. I actually misread "uberdave" as "stupid mutherfucking ass-licking cum-drinking pole-smoking idiotic dickless son of a bitch." We all make mistakes. In this case I didn't.

  11. Re:Lead Scientist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know uberdave IRL -- he seduced my ex-girlfriend once (when she was still my girlfriend) and I've never forgiven him for it. I can verify that your statement is indeed correct.

  12. Re:98% of... by tarquin_fim_bim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Should you be concerned?"

    Not in an earthly way no, but spiritually, yeah it makes my sack wrinkle. How many of them are yours?

  13. Excuse me Janitor.. by Nathan+Ramella · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Yes Scientist?

    -n

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  14. Re:Lead Scientist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    life has done enough. If he had as many things sticking out of him as he had stuck into him, he's look like a fucking porcupine.

  15. Re:Mod parent up ! by tarquin_fim_bim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Deep inside I am cying for your soul.

  16. Re:Spam E-mail with broken links... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  17. Re:Lead Scientist by hdparm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That is not known yet, however the band is likely to originate from Jamaica. Where else would you find better authorities on 'root' stuff?

  18. Re:This is amazing by Lord+Sauron · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Our results showed that 98% of the wars have futile reasons (mostly for economic and religious reasons), and only interest to a bunch of people, who will be sleeping happy at their cozy homes while the poor bastards will do the dirty job, killing themselves.

    The good news is that they found that steam cells can become neurons, thus increasing the intelligence of those who have an IQ deficit, or need to rule a country. Scientist say that once leaders see the light, there'll be no more need for wars.
    Or, at least, they'll to able to develop better excuses.

  19. Re:Never mind the roots... by bicho · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OH GOD!!!
    Just what we needed!!!
    For the entire slashdot comunity to start
    #!/bin/sh
    for i1 in `seq 0 255`; do
    for i2 in `seq 0 255`; do
    for i3 in `seq 0 255`; do
    for i4 in `seq 0 255`; do
    host $i1.$i2.$i3.$i4 >> $HOME/internet-wide_easter_egg.txt;
    done;
    done;
    done;
    done;

    Now you did it!
    Now everyone will start host-ing the entire Internet for easter eggs.... oh god...

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  20. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Root servers query lead scientists with questions.