Re: FYI: DNSOPS presentation

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com>]

On 02/04/2010 21:17, Jason Livingood wrote :
> I agree with what James just posted.
>
> Since this has hopped over to v6ops from dnsops, I thought I'd post here
> what I wrote over there, as I think it's important as we're working on
> solutions w/o a clear agreement on the problem:
>
> It seems that have the cart before the horse, so to speak.  IMHO, we need to
> do the following (and there's no reason they cannot occur rapidly):
>
> 1 - Develop a clear problem statement that outlines (1) how "broken" users
> are defined and (2) what effects this "brokenness" has on these end users
> (or other parts of the Internet).
>
> 2 - Describe all the various methods and tactics by which end user
> "brokenness" can be detected.  This may include website-based detection,
> DNS-query-based detection, or a variety of other methods.
>
> 3 - Then, after we have agreement on Problem Definition and Problem
> Detection, we can measure the problem to understand what the scope or scale
> of the problem is. 
>
> 4 - After we understand Problem Definition, Problem Detection, and Problem
> Scope, then you can arrive at possible solutions.

Completely in agreement, although I'd like to add "...and whether such
solutions are required."

I feel uneasy messing around with the DNS by introducing "ugly hacks" to
resolve a problem with "0.078% of people", thus affecting 99.922% of
people who had no problem and who might then end up having a problem due
to the hack.
Agreed, 470K people is no small number, but we have to look at the
bigger picture with 600M people. If we start designing Internet techno
to look at the lowest common denominator, we're in for a very bad ride.

Warmest regards,

Olivier

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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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