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DNS Root Servers Outside US Surpass Those Inside
penciling_in writes "Paul Rendek, head of member services and communica of RIPE Network
Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) has
reported on CircleID that: 'For the first time in Internet history the
number of instances of DNS root servers outside the United States has overtaken
the number within. The balance was tipped by the recent launch in Frankfurt of
an anycast instance of the RIPE
NCC operated K-root server.' In
the same report, Daniel Karrenberg, Chief Scientist of the RIPE NCC says:
'We monitor the quality of the root name service from more than 50
locations worldwide, and we publish the results for everyone to see.'"
That DNS server must be based in China.
Don't forget Canadia, otherwise who would Bush have to blame for mad cow disease? Of course they couldn't possibly have servers there, it's nothing but snow and crazy cows, right... ? =D
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There is more than one American moron^H^H^H^H^Htourist in Australia at any one time I would bet.
But I suppose there are tens of thousands of American terrorists in iraq at present... It all evens out in the end.
Until our President declares you a country harboring terrorists, and we blow the shit out of you and take you over. Then the entire world will be the United States. SUCK IT.
hahaha, shut up. someday canada is gonna rise up and overthrow you arrogant american pricks. you think you control the world. the only thing you control is nothing you scared of flying losers. hehe.
Most people don't even know what the root nameservers are, or how they work. Hell, most people don't even understand DNS.
Posting a technical story like this has confused most slashdoters, as can been seen by the lack of comments that have anything to do with the story.
Andrew
Just a minor point but Spain hasn't been a "major power" for a very, very long time. Spain isn't even a minor power. While we're there we might as well point out that England and Germany also don't exactly fall into the "major power" catagory either.
England doesn't fart without checking with Washington first and Germany hasn't had a pair since the end of WWII. They're "Legacy" powers who get accorded respect because the United States feels silly just sitting in the big power room with China.
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Americans *do not* own the internet.
No, we only invented it; our companies only create the machines that are the backbone for it, and our telcom companies only carry most of the traffic on it gratis.
Fuckwit.
Americans are made up from people from every nation on this planet. The sons and daughters from all other nations moved here for a better life. Corporations don't vote our leaders, people do. Our diverse culture, and our defense of that, made the internet (with some help from western Europe).
Look inward to your own countries and see why the mega-corporations merged, not from just America, but from Japan, Germany, Canada, and elsewhere. It's just not just the Americans, its the global economy.
The internet has turned out to be the best tool for people in any nation to listen to the
opinions of others located on the other side of the planet. While we might not agree with those views, we at least get to hear them. I for one enjoy this global BBS. Will I submit to UN rule? No.
As an American (my fore-father settled here in 1887 from Germany), I welcome the fact that new DNS servers are being setup elsewhere.
Enjoy,
It's just the normal noises in here.