| OpenDNS Is it possible to opt out of OpenDNS's redirection? |
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 Jodokast96Stupid people really piss me off.Premium
join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ
kudos:2 | I do believe you can opt out of their redirection by registering with them. |
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The difference between OpenDNS and the ISP's doing this is that you must opt IN to OpenDNS. There is no need to opt out, if you don't specifically set up your systems to use OpenDNS, your DNS searches will never go to OpenDNS in the first place, they will go to your ISP's DNS servers. That is where you must opt OUT. Unlike the ISP's, where you must pay to subscribe, OpenDNS is free, and the redirection is their only revenue stream. Maybe it was a bad idea on David Ulevitch's part, because it started yet another circus on the internet, but I appreciate what OpenDNS provides, and I hope this doesn't end up hurting David. From what I have seen he works very hard to provide a good service. If everyone making money on the internet did the same, we wouldn't have anything to talk about here. |
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| I started using OpenDNS over a year ago because I noticed it resolved address quicker than my ISP. At some point in time they implemented redirection. So in this case, I say I want to 'opt out.' |
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 nwrickertsand groperPremium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
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Is it possible to opt out of OpenDNS's redirection? That's easy. Just stop using OpenDNS. And this also opts out of their tracking your internet activity.
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Just change your DNS searches back to your ISP. Need more detail of what you are using to help beyond that. Send me an email through dslr if you need help setting it back, I am sure that David wouldn't want people stuck on his service that didn't want to be there. I won't try to sell you anything, I don't have anything to sell. |
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| I have Comcast, and I know it is as simple as removing the Static DNS entries from my router. I was just curious if there was a way to opt-out of their redirection. I have registered and it appears it is possible if you disable 'typo correction'. I'll have to wait until I get home to see if it stops redirection. When it comes down to it, redirection doesn't bother me all that much... I hardly ever go to incorrect sites, since everything is bookmarked... Probably the only thing bothers me about it is I like the simplicity of the browser's error page over the bright orangey page of openDNS with search results. Not a huge deal for me. |
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| Looks like you certainly don't need any help. Good luck. I almost never see the redirection, because the most useful class I took in high school was typing. |
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| Touché. I had typing classes back in middle school. |
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said by swhitney2003:I have Comcast, and I know it is as simple as removing the Static DNS entries from my router. I was just curious if there was a way to opt-out of their redirection. I have registered and it appears it is possible if you disable 'typo correction'. I'll have to wait until I get home to see if it stops redirection. When it comes down to it, redirection doesn't bother me all that much... I hardly ever go to incorrect sites, since everything is bookmarked... Probably the only thing bothers me about it is I like the simplicity of the browser's error page over the bright orangey page of openDNS with search results. Not a huge deal for me. Choosing that option works as long as you haven't chosen other options like "shortcuts". So, yes you can opt out of Opendns redirection. I did it and it works.
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 bigunkGort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
USA | reply to swhitney2003
What is middle school? No such thing when I was kid. Would it be the same as junior-high? Also, when I was younger, elementary was up to 6th, and junior-high went to 9th. High school was only 3 years. Funny thing, when I got into high school, it was 4 years, but I joined as a sophomore.
I wonder what politically-correct mind dreamed up the big change of grade level and name.
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| said by bigunk:What is middle school? No such thing when I was kid. Would it be the same as junior-high? Also, when I was younger, elementary was up to 6th, and junior-high went to 9th. High school was only 3 years. Funny thing, when I got into high school, it was 4 years, but I joined as a sophomore. I wonder what politically-correct mind dreamed up the big change of grade level and name. 1-4 elementary
5-8 middle school
9-12 high school |
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bigunkGort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
USA | Wow. Maybe that's only in NH? |
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nwrickertsand groperPremium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
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What is middle school? ...
I wonder what politically-correct mind dreamed up the big change of grade level and name. I don't think this has anything much to do with political correctness. It has more to do with economics. When a community finds that many of its neighborhood schools are overcrowded, it might decide to build one school for the middle grades instead of expanding all of the neighborhood schools. And then "middle school" becomes a natural name for this new school house. This has happened in enough communities that the name "middle school" has become a commonplace, and is now also used for just that range of grades even when there is no separate school building.
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I've never even heard of an elementary school that didn't go through the sixth grade... well, until now. Really? |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to nwrickert
My grade was the first to enter the middle school (where I grew up) instead of the junior high. At the time they moved the 6th grade out of its own school to join the 7th and 8th, and moved the 5th into it's own school. So it went
Separate grade schools: K-4
Central 5th grade
Middle School: 6-8
High School: 9-12 |
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NormanSPremium,MVM
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said by swhitney2003:Is it possible to opt out of OpenDNS's redirection? I just did that. Not that I am planning to use OpenDNS, but I did want to see how it worked. You have to register with them. Registration is free. I don't recall if the option for contact by marketers was "opt in" (you fill in a blank check box), or "opt out" (you clear a pre-checked box); but, so far, I have received no email to the registration email address I used, other than the account setup verification email.
Once I had registered the account, it was just a matter of using the "Dashboard", and clearing two check boxes on the redirection page.
You can just plug their DNS server IP addresses in to your router, or NIC, and they will work, but redirection is on by default, and can only be changes through the "Dashboard" of a registered account.
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In Oregon, Middle School was 6th through 8th Grades, as I recall. I had only "heard" of Jr High School which started at the 8th Grade. In Middle school we were offered Woodshop, Foreign Languages, Home Ec, typing, etc. Oh and the boys were REQUIRED to take Home Ec and the Girls REQUIRED to take WoodShop |
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No, it's a midwest - east coast thing... |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to EverAndAnon
I've never heard of a school ending in grade 5 either.
The only two ways I've ever heard of it being broken up was:
Method 1 -
Grade School: 1-6
Jr High / Middle : 7-8
High School: 9-12
Method 2 -
Grade School: 1-6
Jr High / Middle : 7-9
High School: 10-12
And, where I was raised, in Sacramento CA, it's done both ways depending on the school district.
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