| ISP DNS Redirect solution The best thing to do for home users is config your home router to use »www.opendns.com/ They are free and offer filtering which really help if you have children. |
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| said by DJSHosting :The best thing to do for home users is config your home router to use » www.opendns.com/ They are free and offer filtering which really help if you have children. Been personally using OpenDNS myself for the past year. Haven't looked back. |
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 swhx7Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
1 edit | Posts like the two above appear every time this topic comes up - like a knee-jerk reflex. Often the "openDNS" fans make the first posts.
Well it always needs to be pointed out that "Open DNS" by default does the same thing as these ISP redirection services: requests for nonexistent domains get redirected to a commercial search page.
You can opt out of that, but only by registering. This means you cannot get non-falsified results on an anonymous basis - openDns offers one or the other but not both. This should always be disclosed, but never is disclosed, by posters touting their service.
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| said by swhx7:Posts like the two above appear every time this topic comes up - like a knee-jerk reflex. Often the "openDNS" fans make the first posts. This should always be disclosed, but never is disclosed, by posters shilling their service. »www.thefreedictionary.com/shill
And you should know what shill means. It is obvious you don't.
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swhx7Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
1 edit | Now I do! The definition is not what I thought it was, thanks for the correction.
I corrected in my post above; the quotation can remain in yours so this reply will make sense. |
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Mele20Premium
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Hilo, HI
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And why do you link to a page that has porn links and other paid links?? There are better dictionaries out there...I wouldn't believe any definition that awful site gave.
What's wrong with swhx7's use of the word of "shill"? I think he used it correctly in that sentence. Open DNS users are among the most nauseating shills out there. Open DNS is a terrible service and requires your identity if you don't want to get their shitty redirection! They are just as despicable as Comcast and Time Warner.
This "service" should be opt IN not opt OUT. The fact that it is opt OUT shows you exactly what Comcast and my crappy ISP really think of their users. And because it is opt OUT for Open DNS also it shows what they think of their users. How anyone can defend them as "saints" is beyond me.
If you want decent DNS servers without the shit use Level 3's. That is what I do. I used Oceanic's until TW pulled the crap with redirection breaking everything and sticking ads in my face and it wasn't easy to opt out. These ISPs are breaking the internet just so they can stick ads in the faces of those too ignorant to know how to get away from that.
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