[brlug-general] OpenDNS?

[Dustin Puryear]

Joey-

I would argue against this particular angle. It seems to me that it goes
under "running unnecessary services on your computer", which is already
a vice that Windows and most Linux distros have. Thoughts?

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Joey Kelly wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 September 2007 17:20, Brad Bendily wrote:
>> I'm sure this has been covered before, but just curious if anyone is
>> using OpenDNS and
>> has any feedback?
>>
>> https://www.opendns.com/start
> 
> "OpenDNS makes money the same way Google and Yahoo do — by showing relevant 
> ads when we show you search results"
> 
> Do what?
> 
> Here's a better way:
> 
> 1. apt-get install bind
> 
> 2. Edit /etc/resolv.conf to list your box's IP as the first nameserver entry.
> 
> 3. Be happy.
> 
> Don't run Linux? No matter, install cygwin on your windows box and run BIND as 
> a service.
> 
> 
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