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Lead Scientist Responds to Questions on Root Server Queries

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the anti-spam-measure-backlash dept.

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. Don't complain -- FIX IT by (1337)+God · · Score: 2, Troll

    We have enough geeks and articles about geeks who tinker with things to optimize them even though they work just fine the way they are.

    The root server engineers are busy explaining why not to tinker with things that are clearly and inherently broken.

    Don't complain about useless queries -- FIX THE SYSTEM.

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    Background: 28/M/Bi-Sexual; Owner of a Linux company; MBA Harvard 2003; B.S. Comp Sci MIT 2000