 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | reply to majortom1029
Re: hmm said by majortom1029:Why is it when opendns does it its a good thing but when an isp does it its bad even though they are doing the same thing? Because you opt in to OpenDNS. You take an assertive action that changes the way that DNS works. You, therefore, know how to turn if off when things go wrong or if you want change it to something else.
And this does break the way things work. Your browser acts differently when it gets an NXDOMAIN response (it probably doesn't store the page in its history, for example).
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | So if ISPs didn't dish out DNS server info in the DHCP offers and instead required user configuration, then redirection is acceptable? I would think that if the redirection is really causing a problem for a customer, the customer will figure out a way around it. Or else they'll call customer support and work through a resolution. Like you, I don't believe DNS redirection is a good thing for the net at large, whether it's done by Comcast or OpenDNS, but it's not the end of the world. |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by openbox9:Like you, I don't believe DNS redirection is a good thing for the net at large, whether it's done by Comcast or OpenDNS, but it's not the end of the world. Yeah, I don't think it's the end of the world. In fact my view is that if you're going to do DNS redirection (boooooo!), at least do it like Comcast is doing it.
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