MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
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2 edits | reply to Maxo
Re: EMBARQ Hijacks Browser Search Capabilities
That's not the same as having a DNS server that returns an error indication when there's no such domain. Opting out just gives you a different result page with error text instead of search results. A nonexistent domain now returns the IP address of a server at customers.simplicita.com whether you opt out or not. The server checks your opt-out status (presumably by your IP address - I wonder how well it keeps up with dynamic IPs), then if you're opted out returns an error page, or if not, a search results page. Your local application has no way of knowing if the domain was invalid - all queries return an IP address.
I meant the option of separate, unadulterated DNS servers for customers to use.
Edit: Simplicita is owned by Sandvine, ugh.
Edit 2: Opting out unadulterates the DNS server. |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
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1 edit | I didn't realise that. Thanks for the clarification. I rarely mistype URLs. I usually start typing them and then complete it from the address bars history. I'll have to mistype a URL when I get home to watch it in action.
I don't think it will have a problem tracking who has opted out, as the DSLAM does do background PPPoE with the Redback, that the user never sees, and this can easily be stored in their LDAP server, or whatever Embarq uses to store information on it's customers. I may be wrong on this point since this is a DNS level "feature." I wonder if they have their DNS servers talking to whatever servers store the customers profile. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
·Embarq
·Skype
·magicjack.com
2 edits | reply to MrMoody
Hmm, seems I was wrong. Opting out (of both options presented) returns:
Server: unknown
Address: 192.168.1.1
*** unknown can't find www.typo.con: Non-existent domain
And fixes the search from address bar. The DNS addresses did not change. Apparently the DNS server is checking accounts before returning results. |
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dagman52
join:2007-11-12
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Features and Benefits
* Per-user preferences that function independent of cookies and dynamic IP addresses for opt-out and opt-in - improves subscriber experience with holistic preferences and controls integrated into the “My Account” experience
»www2.simplicita.com/product_nxd.html |
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