jchambers28
join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR
1 edit |  Iwould not mind it if
I would not mind it if it was not filled up with useless and worthless ads but the chances of that happening NONE |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | I don't mind it. If I mistype an address and it helps me find it, that's all that matters. |
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curls310
join:2007-09-26
Hillsdale, NJ | i use this
»www.opendns.com/ |
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jjoshua
Premium
join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Comcast
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Re: Iwould not mind it if
said by matcarl  :I don't mind it. If I mistype an address and it helps me find it, that's all that matters. Except that the internet is not just the web.
DNS has a purpose. Returning a failure code for a non existent domain is a requirement for DNS. Verizon breaks this. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
| Exactly, I was about to post the same.
The only acceptable solution is to provide an option of DNS that works correctly for customers who need it. The "web only" people can default to the false-results scam and those who prefer true DNS would be given an address of an un-tampered DNS server. |
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Jodokast96
R.I.P Bassman442
Premium
join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ | Check it out
Check out the Opt Out instructions. The OS instructions stand to screw stuff up as much as fix anything. |
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b10010011
Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA
·Comcast Formerly ..
1 edit | Time to roll your own DNS server
Forget these asshats and their spam ridden redirects
Run your own DNS server, it's, faster, easy, and FREE!
Treewalk DNS server for Windows »ntcanuck.com/
Bind9 comes with most Linux distributions »www.bind9.net/
If you have several computers in your house only one needs to be a DNS server and set the rest to try that computer first. |
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timcuth
Braves Fan
Premium
join:2000-09-18
Pelham, AL
clubs: | That was funny!
Tim |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
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Re: i use this
Doesn't it do the same thing?
Hob
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"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
| reply to b10010011
Re: Time to roll your own DNS server
no thanks I will use opendns and support them more then anything else , when you dns fails you need to be able to climb the ladder to a good dns server anyway.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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b10010011
Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA
·Comcast Formerly ..
| said by BosstonesOwn :no thanks I will use opendns and support them more then anything else , when you dns fails you need to be able to climb the ladder to a good dns server anyway. Thats why you have the option set more than one DNS server.
If the first one fails it will automatically try the next one...
I set Treewalk (localhost) first and OpenDNS next. Besides who knows, someday OpenDNS may start doing the same thing. |
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curls310
join:2007-09-26
Hillsdale, NJ | reply to hobgoblin
Re: i use this
yeah but it's slightly faster than OOL's dns from my unscientific test. Getting FIOS on friday so we'll see how it compares to VZ's dns server. |
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kdwycha
join:2003-01-30
Riverview, FL | RE
Thanks for the treewalk thing. I was trying to get bind to work with windows but got bored and perused pornography instead. Treewalk is working great and very speedy  |
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GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
Premium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL
| Busted is busted
Purely speaking, if the url is wrong then it should display as such, not show some lame-o page that is nothing but an ad portal.
And of course this isn't an ISP specific thing either, applies to any domain anywhere at any time.
The only thing I see I guess is that perhaps it is a tad more friendly than a straight up failure, although I prefer to just get the failure.
This differs from creative 404 pages which at least are hosted within the bounds of a particular site. At least that's the idea anyway.
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TheGlobalMind.com | Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go? | Angus the IT Chap |
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Hehe
@ssa.gov | Just run your own DNS server.
I run a DNS server on my firewall. I don't use my ISP's DNS servers. |
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brandon
Some truth included in this post.
Premium
join:2003-03-31
Hurley, MS
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to curls310
Re: i use this
said by curls310 :yeah but it's slightly faster than OOL's dns from my unscientific test. Getting FIOS on friday so we'll see how it compares to VZ's dns server. You're kinda missing the point here. We're not talking about whether DNS is fast or slow. |
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Mike
Premium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs:  | Happens here too
I have Verizon DSL.
I've noticed it's been like this for a few months in Pittsburgh. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
| reply to b10010011
Re: Time to roll your own DNS server
They do , thats how they stay alive. I rather a choice to use it or not , in this case I reward them by using it and not opting out.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM | reply to hobgoblin
Re: i use this
Doesn't it do the same thing?
Not if you configure it not to. |
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BlitzenZeus
Burnt Out Cynic
Premium,MVM
join:2000-01-13
Beaverton, OR | Try this
Blocking these 3 ip addresses prevented the redirect completely here, and Verizon is nothing but scum for doing this.
vznassist.infospace.com [66.150.2.134]
(no rdns) [63.251.179.13]
(no rdns) [8.15.7.117 80] |
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