Re: Reality Check and Ideas

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Ragnar_Kj=F8rstad?= (cd-inbox nospam at ragnark.vestdata.no)
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:59:39 +0100

> JRE> Isn't the point if that we use DNS, we have a standard system
>
> Can someone please address two issues for me with examples before we
> walk primly down the DNS path?
>
> 1) How do us corporate geeks behind corporate firewalls that do NOT
> pass DNS queries through handle using DNS for this?

A firewall that blocks DNS traffic would have to have some relaying - if
not http would be useless, right!

I can't see why DNS-relaying should be a problem.

> The first is much more important than the second. There's a crapload
> of cases where corporate firewalls don't pass DNS and I have yet to
> see anyone logically address it.

There are? And they don't relay?? I can't see how that can be right.

What I can't see is why DNS is wanted for this? (Maybe I joined in too
late to get the point - is there a list archive?)

DNS is good at replicating and distributing data - the problem is that
you need an central authority! Can't see how that fits this problem....

Ragnar Kjørstad