[Q] DNS server load balancing

[Barry Margolin]

In article <87ln4kpkaz.fsf at petunia.home.org>,
Paul Robertson  <p_dot_robertson at utoronto.ca> wrote:
>What algorithm is used by resolvers to choose from among multiple
>authoritative DNS servers?

The one that has a better history of answering previous queries is
preferred.  This is mainly based on response time, but I belive it also
penalizes servers that have been lame in various ways.

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