techcrunch.com — OpenDNS is a new start up that wants users to redirect web traffic through its DNS nameservers, where an unusually large cache and an aggregated list of sites deemed guilty of phishing will make our web surfing faster and safer. It’s free and as simple as changing your DNS address from your ISP and to OpenDNS, but a number of serious concerns
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Closed AccountJul 19, 2006
Do you even know what DNS is?<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_system">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_system</a>
jtjdtJul 19, 2006
It's because your Icon is solid Red, and psychologically diggers will automatically want to mod you down, it looks just like the mod down button ;-)
terrixJul 19, 2006
It's probably only "Open" in the sense that their service is Open for everyone to use as opposed to most DNS servers which while not usually checking is set up for queries by the service providers users. I think the article is overly critical and kind of missing the overall point. Its not a service for ISP's to outsource their DNS servers, its a service for technically literate people who don't have the resources or the room to setup their own personal DNS services and are dissatisfied with their ISP's mediocre servers. That and the antiphishing might be useful for their moms, dads, and grandmas who really can't tell the difference between some of the more clever phishing emails and will click on a link that doesn't actually go to the legit companies URL. I don't think OpenDNS is meant to be the DNS server for everyone, just some people.
Closed AccountJul 19, 2006
I used it for a few days, too. Then suddenly my website was no longer reachable through their DNS servers (It's a big auction site -- not anything questionable or anything). Obviously I stopped using OpenDNS since not being able to reach my own f**king website is a little bit of a hinderance.
doxxJul 19, 2006
The speed is impressive, I switched back to my ISP's provided resolvers and it was noticeable in measurements of seconds, not microseconds.
tkdwilsonJul 19, 2006
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integerJul 19, 2006
@Gregdif you are specifically looking for comments of your own, you should be able to search the page for your username. most browsers support some sort of "find again" feature.since usernames are generally links, you can use the firefox type-ahead-find links-only feature.
cheezJul 20, 2006
yes, but open dns fixes this ebay.ocm to ebay.com that's not firefox googling ebay
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