Just found this little gem…it is a free recursive DNS service. My ISP’s (Charter) DNS servers were extremely slow in resolving names; after switching to OpenDNS I have noticed a huge increase in name resolution. It also incorporates a range of neat features: usage reporting, phishing protection and mistake correction (example: you type in yahoo.cmo, it will still go to yahoo.com). They even have a FREE Business product that I am considering trying out at church. It has numerous options, perhaps the best is the reporting that can be done. If you are tired of your ISP’s DNS servers you might want to give OpenDNS a glance.
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Ed Buford // February 3, 2007 at 3:44 pm |
Interesting… keep us posted on your progress!
John Roberts // February 3, 2007 at 6:33 pm |
Travis, glad you found us… where was that?
Happy to turn on the extra branding features for you/your church… just drop a note from your free OpenDNS account.
Cheers,
John Roberts
OpenDNS
ps – Has Charter changed recently, or always been slow?
Travis Kensil // February 3, 2007 at 6:51 pm |
John,
I actually found you guys through some forums I read at Dslreports.com
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81381
That would be great if you could turn on the branding features for me…I have to wait until I get back to work on Monday to verify my account as I am not on the same IP address at the moment.
Charter’s DNS, in Michigan at least, has always been very poor…sometimes it doesn’t even work and other times it takes forver to respond to requests.
Thanks for the comment, good to associate a person with a company…I will definitely be recommending you guys!
Eric // February 17, 2007 at 8:21 pm |
I do like the theory that goes behind OpenDNS. I believe it is a great idea for anyone that uses the internet and wants to avoid all kinds of phishing scams. My issue is that what if someone edits the DNS entries in OpenDNS and changes something like etrade to phishing sites. Without some assurance from a 3rd party security firm, i dunno if i can trust using it for private secure transactions.
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