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DNS Root Servers Outside US Surpass Those Inside

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the world-a-big-place dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:Er by Cosmik · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now it's +5 Funny. Hooray for the cavalry!

  2. Re:Globalization at its finest by senatorpjt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ADD [adultadd.com] isn't a joke, it's a serious problem. Treat it as such.

    What? Sorry, I wasn't paying attention.

  3. Re:Slashdotted! by rabs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dang. Looks like it's already slashdotted -- I can't even bring up the website.

    - rabs

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