> It doesn't matter if the DNS service is up or down - the point is that you cannot change your domain's DNS service without access to your registrar's console.

> It doesn't matter if the DNS service is up or down - the point is that you cannot change your domain's DNS service without access to your registrar's console. True! > most registrars aren't hosting their console sites on the same network as their DNS servers. As a customer you have no ability to judge this. DNSimple was either hosting them on the same infrastructure or the DDoS was targeting both. I can't speak to what they do now, since this article is almost two years old. By using one service for both components you're betting on the fact that they're doing the right things behind the scenes. IMO that is not a safe bet. For zero added monetary cost and effectively zero added management cost you can double your ability to weather that specific type of storm.