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RE: more than one dns entry



but does it really balance the connections in a random uniformly distribute
way? (i.e. ~ 50% to each one) 
or just when you do 'host' you can know that they have few ip's

-----Original Message-----
From: Ira Abramov [mailto:lists-linux-il@ira.scso.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 5:11 PM
Cc: ILUG
Subject: RE: more than one dns entry


On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Mevorach, Assaf wrote:

> a simple resolution might be to write cron job that will switch between 2
> config files of DNS
> (one for each ip) and will reload named each time it switches

WHY? you just put 2 or more A RRs and the client will handle it
fine. it's part of the RFC. how do you think ICQ, YAHOO and others do 
it?

not just for webservers. for instance, columbia university's unix acout
(telnet) machines for staff and students:

# host cunix.columbia.edu
cunix.columbia.edu has address 128.59.59.132
cunix.columbia.edu has address 128.59.59.134
cunix.columbia.edu has address 128.59.59.136
cunix.columbia.edu has address 128.59.59.11
cunix.columbia.edu has address 128.59.59.130



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