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Lanik
Lab-nik
Premium,ExMod 2002-03
join:2001-06-25
Bay Area

News Server!!!

I don't know what to tell you looks like you have had some really bad experiences with PacBell. I have only been with them 2 month and I can't really complain.

News Server: I hear there is a new news server around now you can check this thread for more information. From what people posted its fast and reliable. Get in on it fast while its still good.

DNS Servers: There I'll have to agree with you, but I've found a work around by using another ISP DNS servers. Works perfectly, you can try Earthlink »help.earthlink.net you should be able to find it there, I know they have good DNS servers. I word of caution though do a traceroute to each DNS server of PacBell and then again Earthlink see which one is closest to you and which you get the best response from.

Hope that will help.
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1229down/138up on Project Pronto. Pacbell you rule.
permalink · 2001-08-22 21:55:20 · Print · Reply to this

jmorlan
Hmm... That's funny.
Premium
join:2001-02-05
Pacifica, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC

Re: News Server!!!

said by Lanik:
News Server: I hear there is a new news server around now you can check this thread for more information. From what people posted its fast and reliable. Get in on it fast while its still good.
It's always nice to be referred to my own post! Unfortunately that server has been down since yesterday.
said by Lanik:
DNS Servers: There I'll have to agree with you, but I've found a work around by using another ISP DNS servers. Works perfectly, you can try Earthlink »help.earthlink.net you should be able to find it there, I know they have good DNS servers. I word of caution though do a traceroute to each DNS server of PacBell and then again Earthlink see which one is closest to you and which you get the best response from.
I just did a traceroute to earthlink DNS and they are not reachable from here. I am aware of the trick of using outside DNS servers, in fact I have one on my list, but the problem is worse than that. All reverse DNS lookups have to go through pacbell and that's a bottleneck. Many sites require a reverse DNS before letting you in. Changing your DNS doesn't solve that.
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Albatross!
permalink · 2001-08-23 13:09:36 · Print · Reply to this

Lanik
Lab-nik
Premium,ExMod 2002-03
join:2001-06-25
Bay Area

Re: News Server!!!

said by jmorlan:
I just did a traceroute to earthlink DNS and they are not reachable from here. I am aware of the trick of using outside DNS servers, in fact I have one on my list, but the problem is worse than that. All reverse DNS lookups have to go through pacbell and that's a bottleneck. Many sites require a reverse DNS before letting you in. Changing your DNS doesn't solve that.
I'm not using the PacBell DNS at the moment on my 2 machines, but my router has the PacBell DNS selected and it still works and does quite well.

Just my 2 cents.
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1229down/138up on Project Pronto. Pacbell you rule.
permalink · 2001-08-23 13:20:19 · Print · Reply to this
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