"LISTSERV site administrators' forum" <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 06/21/2007 09:20:52 AM: > Let's hope that the TTL of the cached DNS RR isn't too long so that > when a change of IP address occurs for the "A" record, that the > recursive name server caches don't purge next year If you meant to say "until next year", I agree. > or something like that ;-) Um, yeah. :) But a TTL that high is just really bad design and you deserve whatever problems occur as a result. More than a few hours is awfully high. If you have to set it higher because of server load, then you need more/bigger servers or you're getting hit with a denial of service attack. --- The Kool-Aid from Redmond is powerful stuff. -- Gregg Eldred William Brown Web Development & Messaging Services Technology Services, WNYRIC, Erie 1 BOCES (716)821-7285