Can someone verify proper use of forwarders

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> I have looked in my DNS and Bind book version 3 and 4 and also looked
> through the archives and I can't find out if this is true or not, can
> someone verify the below statement?
> 
> named does not utilize forwarders in the order listed in the config file. 
> Rather, it determines which in the list is the most responsive and
> utilizes it as the primary forwarder.


	This is version dependent.  Later versions track response time.
	Note it should not matter which forwarder you use.  They should
	all have the same view of the world.
	
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