RE: [ga] Re: Root server traffic

[sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> If we return for a moment to the original subject of the thread, which is
> the use of a wildcard, a broken query is what it is, a broken query, that
> deserves a reply that clearly indicates that it is broken (so at least the
> sender can fix it). The use of a wildcard will only make believe that the
> query is not broken, and this will not at all reduce the broken queries
> traffic, quite the contrary, because the sender, not being aware that the
> query is broken, but still not getting the result he/she wants, will
> continue to send broken queries.
> In simple words, to hide the garbage under the carpet does not make the
> house cleaner, quite the contrary, it makes the cleaning more difficult.

LOL!  That pretty much sums this entire thread up. :-)  Thank you Roberto.

Sotiris