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Images in DNS

This experiment divides image data into DNS-sized fragments and reassembles them at the client, stretching a lookup protocol into bulk transfer.

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Screenshot used in the talk for Images in DNS
Screenshot used in the original talk.

Images are much larger than a normal DNS answer, but they can be divided into small pieces and recovered with a client that understands the scheme.

This pushes DNS beyond its intended scale and is therefore a strong museum specimen: technically possible, creatively awkward, and full of tradeoffs.