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DNS doesn't “propagate”

jvns.ca 9 min read

DNS "propagation" is actually caches expiring

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Networking & Internet Systems & Performance 2021

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
Dec 6, 2021	DNS doesn't “propagate” by rg111	229	151

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