"Open DNS" = Big Brother?
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From: Davoud on 25 May 2010 11:39 Davoud: > > I've done some checking and it appears that Verizon took it upon > > themselves to "volunteer" me for Open DNS--a default setting in their > > FIOS router, I believe. I'm about to change the settings in my the > > router to opt out and I'll see how it goes. Warren Oates: > I've been using Google's DNS, it seems fast and reliable. > > http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ Yes, thank you. Changing the DNS settings in my router (per Verizon instructions) did nothing. Typing in a bogus URL still took me to OpenDNS. I e-mailed OpenDNS and asked them how to get out, as I had not opted in I did not want the service. Now that's OBE. Thanks. > > You might also be interested in the "private" Google: > > https://www.google.com/ That would be good, except that I use the more versatile Google Advanced Search. If I go to <https://www.google.com/advanced_search> the page loads but I do not see the secure indication (lock icon with "SSL") that it is visible at the URL you cited, which gives me no confidence that the link is secured. Davoud -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm
From: J Burns on 25 May 2010 12:25 Davoud wrote: > Davoud: >>> I've done some checking and it appears that Verizon took it upon >>> themselves to "volunteer" me for Open DNS--a default setting in their >>> FIOS router, I believe. I'm about to change the settings in my the >>> router to opt out and I'll see how it goes. > > Warren Oates: >> I've been using Google's DNS, it seems fast and reliable. >> >> http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ > > Yes, thank you. Changing the DNS settings in my router (per Verizon > instructions) did nothing. Typing in a bogus URL still took me to > OpenDNS. I e-mailed OpenDNS and asked them how to get out, as I had not > opted in I did not want the service. Now that's OBE. Thanks. I specify DNS servers in System Preferences. The DNS IPs in my router don't seem to count if the OS doesn't ask the router for an IP. >> You might also be interested in the "private" Google: >> >> https://www.google.com/ > > That would be good, except that I use the more versatile Google > Advanced Search. If I go to <https://www.google.com/advanced_search> > the page loads but I do not see the secure indication (lock icon with > "SSL") that it is visible at the URL you cited, which gives me no > confidence that the link is secured. > > Davoud > It's a little gray lock at the top right corner of the window. I wonder why Safari made it so inconspicuous.
From: Davoud on 25 May 2010 12:50 Davoud: > . If I go to <https://www.google.com/advanced_search> > > the page loads but I do not see the secure indication (lock icon with > > "SSL") that it is visible at the URL you cited, which gives me no > > confidence that the link is secured. J Burns: > It's a little gray lock at the top right corner of the window. I wonder > why Safari made it so inconspicuous. Ah, so. Thank you. None is so blind as those that will not see. At <https://www.google.com> the lock symbol with SSH appear above the "e" in Google. Now I see that that is just eyewash, a part of the Google bitmap logo, meant to be read along with the word "beta," that appears under the word "Google" in the bitmap. Davoud -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm
From: Warren Oates on 25 May 2010 15:36 In article <250520101139241625%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: > That would be good, except that I use the more versatile Google > Advanced Search. If I go to <https://www.google.com/advanced_search> > the page loads but I do not see the secure indication (lock icon with > "SSL") that it is visible at the URL you cited, which gives me no > confidence that the link is secured. No, it wouldn't be, but the https service is still "beta" I think; eventually they'll probably include the advanced search features. As for the DNS, I'm sure you've done it, but did you clear your cache and browsing history? -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Kevin McMurtrie on 26 May 2010 01:04
In article <250520100915245644%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: > Davoud: > > > Is "Open DNS" a "service" of the host for davidillig.com or perhaps of > > > Verizon? > > > > An attempt to go to a certain web site returns > > > > > > "Phishing Site Blocked... > > Kevin McMurtrie: > > It's a free service of voluntary use. Why are you ranting about the way > > it's run? > > Because _I_ _did_ _not_ volunteer to use the service. I did not know > that the service existed before yesterday. If I had opted in to such a > thing I would have a record of having done so. > > I've done some checking and it appears that Verizon took it upon > themselves to "volunteer" me for Open DNS--a default setting in their > FIOS router, I believe. I'm about to change the settings in my the > router to opt out and I'll see how it goes. > > Davoud Still not OpenDNS's fault. Verizon might have even added that entry so fewer customers get hijacked and turned into spam zombies. E-mail is the same way. The better ISPs give you a default set of blacklists that you can edit. The intent of each blacklist varies so it's up to the customer to choose them. -- I won't see Google Groups replies because I must filter them as spam |