# \[Podcast\] 'Just say no' isn't as simple as you think

DevFeed: [\[Podcast\] 'Just say no' isn't as simple as you think](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/podcast-just-say-no-isn-t-as-simple-as-you-think-34924.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/17/podcast-just-say-no-isnt-as-simple-as-you-think/>)

Author: George Michaelson

Published: 2026-09-16T23:23:11Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [APNIC Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apnic-blog.md>)

Topics: [APNIC Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apnic-labs.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [apnic-labs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apnic-labs.md>), [dns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dns.md>), [measurement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/measurement.md>), [podcast](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/podcast.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [tech-matters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-matters.md>)

## AI overview

A PING podcast episode continues a discussion of surplus DNS queries observed in an APNIC Labs experiment. It examines how different ways of answering negatively affect query volume and the work required by servers, resolvers, and clients, and considers whether maintaining transport protocol state could reduce repeated-query work.

## Source excerpt

A continuation of the discussion on surplus DNS queries seen at APNIC Labs, the implications of how you say 'no', and the transport used for the DNS