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We are the Computer Security and Incident Response Team (CSIRT) for the Janet network. Part of Jisc's Security Operations Centre, our mission is to safeguard the current and future network security of Janet (steering the security policies for all Janet connections) and of our customers, creating a secure environment to conduct your online activities. Our primary function is monitor and resolve any security incidents that occur on the Janet network, with specialists tracking a range of platforms, including Unix, Linux and Windows.

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Time to move from the mechanics and policy of DNS replication to a new topic. Within the global DNS there are two roles that a server can play: ones that hold data - nameservers, and ones that fetch that data for clients - resolvers. Nameservers need to provide their data to the entire Internet whereas resolvers serve a small set of client systems.

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