Re: New DNS vulnerability: political overreach

David Conrad via NANOG <[email protected]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:47:37 +0000
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Subject: Re: New DNS vulnerability: political overreach
From: David Conrad <[email protected]>
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:47:27 -0700
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