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by WallyFunk 920 days ago
Interesting

https://who.is/dns/microsoft.com

What are the potential ramifications of this?

2 comments

Potential timeouts for clients/workstations trying to reach microsoft.com.

Which entry is picked for use is generally random depending on the client.

Most systems will retry using another entry though on issues connecting through. That said, if you are on a network that is 192.168 based, trying to get to Microsoft.com may just send you to your local router!

29% traffic lost