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Well, the database might be large. Millions of domain names, each with like a dozen (or more) records. (maybe 1k * 30 million domains). But mostly it's about h
by djbusby 2y ago
Well, the database might be large. Millions of domain names, each with like a dozen (or more) records. (maybe 1k * 30 million domains).
But mostly it's about how the DNS changes, a lot. Sites move, geo records, etc. Getting those changes to every household would be a lot of traffic.
Before DNS folk were sharing a common /etc/hosts file - and quickly determined there had to be a better way.
So, DNS with a dozen root servers that stay fresh, caching down stream.
- ranger_danger 2y agoAlso due to Anycast, DNS servers can/do respond with different addresses depending on who requests it and from where.
- tlb 2y agoLarge for the old days, but a billion names is no longer a big file compared to a AAA game.
- fragmede 2y agoA 30 GiB file is nothing these days.