What is the proper position for the loopback address in a DNS server selection list?

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Published on 2012-06-06T18:14:12Z Indexed on 2012/06/07 16:42 UTC
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Best practices indicate that one should list 127.0.0.1 in the DNS list for the network adapter configuration for a Domain Controller, but not as the first one. With that said, what is the best place to put it in a list with more than two DNS servers listed? Second, last, or it doesn't matter? Also helpful would be an explanation as to why.

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