A
system administrator who is very
knowledgable in all things relating to
DNS and
BIND. DNS basics such as the
A record,
MX record, or
CNAME record are a type of
sixth sense or
subconscious reaction for the
DNS geek. Various tricks and other
black magic are more of the DNS geek's
style, (for example, the
CNAME trick). Or, would you like an
unusual DNS record or two? Can we say
AAAA record,
LOC record,
ISDN record, or
RT record? The advanced form of a DNS geek
ponders how to merge
DNS zones into a
SQL database for
easy manipulation on a large site. They constantly
review their
named.conf files, perpetually looking for a way to
tweak it. They are subscribed to the
BIND developers list.
I saw a DNS geek post the DeCSS source code via DNS once.
Most normals don't even know that the DNS geeks exist. Yet, being the immortals that they are, they have the Internet in their grasp. The little lamer that types "www.hotmail.com" hasn't the slightest idea of what happens behind the scenes. It's all a mystery to them, magic unseen. The Internet magically works, and the DNS geeks are the wizards.