Feature #72
Tool for clearing DNS cache
Status: | New | Start: | 2011-05-18 | |
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Priority: | Low | Due date: | ||
Assigned to: | - | % Done: | 0% |
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Category: | - | |||
Target version: | - | |||
Votes: | 1 |
Description
It would be a useful feature to be able to clear the DNS resolver cache for a particular domain.
History
Updated by admin over 12 years ago
I don't think it is a good idea to give customers control over what is in the BitFolk resolvers' caches.
- It means we'd need to consider the denial of service possibilities of allowing clearing of cache.
- Even if you clear BitFolk's caches, you cannot clear the caches of all the other resolvers on the Internet.
- If you require fine control over your resolver cache, you should in my opinion be running your own resolver.
Are there any other hosting services which allow customers to remove entries from their resolver caches?
Updated by robert about 9 years ago
I agree that there are security implications from this request and on consideration don't see it as a particularly sensible suggestion, so please go ahead and close if you like.
Updated by admin about 9 years ago
I see that both Google Public DNS and OpenDNS allow it:
so perhaps it is worth it.