Can too many 301 redirects cause a DNS error?

Posted by Graham on Pro Webmasters See other posts from Pro Webmasters or by Graham
Published on 2012-09-08T23:09:47Z Indexed on 2012/09/09 3:49 UTC
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For a site http://imageocd.com that I just set up I initially spelled the category "automobiles" as "autimobiles"... I know it's rediculous. I then set up over 10,000 pages behind that category e.g. http://imageocd.com/automobiles/hillman-minx-cabrio-pictures-and-wallpapers.

So, I set up over 10,000 301 url redirects to change the spelling on automobiles. I just checked my Google Webmasters report and got an error saying:

http://www.imageocd.com/: Googlebot can't access your siteSep 7, 2012
Over the last 24 hours, Googlebot encountered 2 errors while attempting to retrieve DNS information for your site. The overall error rate for DNS queries for your site is 66.7%.

Could the overabundance of 301 redirects be causing this? I host 13 sites on this dedicated server and all sites are running fine. I also contacted GoDaddy and they said the server is running fine. Any ideas on what might be going on?

Also, I have "canonical" set up for every URL. Could this be part of the error? Thanks.

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