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The Ask Mr. DNS PodcastMatt Larson and Cricket Liu expound on DNS and other topics |
In this, their first in-person podcast, Matt and Cricket examine the redundancy of the phrase “aiding and abetting,” discuss quirks in forwarding terminology, and cover two DNS-related security issues: One in which resolvers are reconfigured by malware to use open recursive name servers, and another — happening on the Internet right now — in which name servers are used as amplifiers in a DDoS attack.
Warning: spoiler alert! Do not listen to this episode if you do not want to learn the identity of the final Cylon in Battlestar Galactica. Also, do not listen if you do not want to hear Matt correct and elaborate a bit on DNSSEC topics from Episode 2. And especially do not listen if you are not interested in learning about the uses of stub zones and hearing an explanation of web browser DNS “pre-fetching”. Otherwise, it’s fine to listen and we hope you will.
In our second episode, Matt and Cricket discuss Matt’s distaste for handbells and lapse into a discussion of Star Trek (The Original Series) — oh, and answer an actual listener’s question about when DNSSEC deployment will be widespread. Also, Cricket says “Right, right” many times.
Those of you who manage podcasts via iTunes may be interested to know that the Ask Mr. DNS Podcast is now available via the iTunes Store (free, of course):
Ask Mr. DNS via the iTunes Store
There’s really no difference between subscribing to it here or subscribing to it there, but doesn’t it make us seem more official now that we’re on iTunes?
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Ask Mr. DNS Podcast! In this first episode, we introduce ourselves and talk a little about our backgrounds. We also explain who the heck Mr. DNS is and why we’ve named our podcast after him. Then we actually answer a DNS question and wind up the episode discussing some interesting DNS research we’ve each done.
We hope you enjoy it!
If you have a question about DNS for Mr. DNS, he’d love to hear it. Drop him a line at mrdns@ask-mrdns.com.