Subj : fsxnet.nz
To   : Vorlon
From : Oli
Date : Tue Feb 01 2022 23:00:33

Vorlon wrote (2022-01-31):

 fa>>>> Anyone trying to connect please use tos.synchronetbbs.org if
 fa>>>> fsxnet.nz doesn't work. =p

 A>>> Sorry yes it was for a few hours today, it's back up now. Will
 A>>> post more in a sec :)

 Ol>> I told you so: single point of failure ;)

 V> It was also due to the secondary dns server changing ip's at the same
 V> time, and Avon not having adjusted his configs.

If facebook can fuck up their DNS (by accidentally killing all routes to their global network and locking out their own employees from internal apps and offices), so can we ;).

But the single "point of failure" was more referring to the fact that all hubs are listed with their fsxnet.nz domain. There is more than can go wrong with a domain name than non-reachable nameservers: zone file misconfiguration, registration/renewal problems, ...

And net[2-5].fsxnet.nz are only CNAMEs, so it's also an additional point of failure.

May I suggest that we add the original domain (CNAME) in the NODELIST? Like:

.....,INA:net4.fsxnet.nz,INA:bbs.castlerockbbs.com,...

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