[ntpwg] [dhcwg] NTP option: IP address and/or FQDN

[Danny Mayer]

Ted Lemon wrote:
> On Dec 12, 2007, at 7:53 PM, TS Glassey wrote:
>> The only thing that possibly could stop the traffic to the name server is
>> some external controls (like that thing I cant talk about on this list
>> :-)
> 
> We can talk about the giant two-headed purple elephant that's sitting in
> the room here with me instead, if you like.   It's just as real.
> 

I would prefer to do that actually. You cannot stop the traffic but you
can try and reduce it. A positive answer to a DNS query will reduce
subsequent queries. Removing the answer will cause the query to be tried
again by misbehaving clients.

> There is no fix for the "idiotic misconfiguration" problem.   All the
> wishing in the world isn't going to change that.

agreed.

Danny