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Can I rely on my own DNS server in case of a global DNS blackout?

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On March 31st 2012, Anonymous plan to take down the 13 root DNS servers that power the Internet: http://pastebin.com/NKbnh8q8 ... and I don't want to even notice if it actually happens. Assuming what they are trying to do is feasable: Are there any DNS servers that won't be affected that I can use?…

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Having a cache of all DNS records is not feasible. Setting up your own root server on the other hand is! ICANN provides the root zone file here: http://www.internic.net/zones/root.zone So just set up your own root server, point your DNS servers to i…

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