On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 02:52:46PM -0500, T.J. Duchene wrote:
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Adam Borowski [mailto:kilobyte@angband.pl]
> >
> > Then why not set up a recursor by default? Benefits include:
> > * avoiding this privacy issue
> > * caching
> > * secure DNSSEC (no last mile issues)
>

> [T.J. ] Oh I agree, however, there is no accounting for taste or common
> sense. Each of these Linux distributors has their own quirks that everyone
> who uses their Linux is subjected to.

If I recall correctly, so far *every* Linux I've used uses an external
DNS by default instead of installing its own recursor.

I figure there must be a reason, but I don't know what it is.

-- hendrik