"Open DNS" = Big Brother?
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From: Mike Rosenberg on 24 May 2010 19:28 Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: > Is "Open DNS" a "service" of the host for davidillig.com or perhaps of > Verizon? Do you have manual DNS entries in your Network preferences or are they being entered automatically? -- Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Make money while saving money <http://www.bign.com/mrosenberg>
From: Davoud on 24 May 2010 20:05 Davoud: > > Is "Open DNS" a "service" of the host for davidillig.com or perhaps of > > Verizon? Mike Rosenberg: > Do you have manual DNS entries in your Network preferences or are they > being entered automatically? No manual entries; only those written (and, presumably, required) by Verizon (FIOS). The site blocking is external. It occurs to me that _if_ either of the entities I named is providing this "service" it would have to be Verizon, as my personal domain, davidillig.com, is not involved in my web browsing in any way; only in my e-mail transactions. 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: Barry Margolin on 24 May 2010 23:08 In article <240520102005571921%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? > > Mike Rosenberg: > > Do you have manual DNS entries in your Network preferences or are they > > being entered automatically? > > No manual entries; only those written (and, presumably, required) by > Verizon (FIOS). The site blocking is external. It occurs to me that > _if_ either of the entities I named is providing this "service" it > would have to be Verizon, as my personal domain, davidillig.com, is not > involved in my web browsing in any way; only in my e-mail transactions. > > Davoud What are the nameserver IPs? Open DNS does provide a DNS outsourcing service, but I'd be surprised if an ISP the size of Verizon were using them. But anything is possible. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Davoud on 25 May 2010 09:15 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 -- 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 09:26
In article <250520100915245644%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: > 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. I've been using Google's DNS, it seems fast and reliable. http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ You might also be interested in the "private" Google: https://www.google.com/ -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer |