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Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:57 pm
by complacent
/. linky
So basically, they're counting on idiots and overly-caffeinated typists to generate more ad revenue for them and we're supposed to believe that they'll keep their caches up to date.
Ok, terrific.
Please switch to OpenDNS already.

Think of the puppies!
(and the hell with comcrap. bastids.)
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:15 pm
by Sabre
complacent wrote:Please switch to OpenDNS already.

Think of the puppies!
(and the hell with comcrap. bastids.)
I agree one millions times over! God I hate this kind of shit.
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:30 pm
by Mr Kleen
good ol' comcast...
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:23 pm
by chicken n waffles
so does this mean they'll stop overcharging me for sub-par cable innarwebs?
nope. god damn i miss fios.
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:33 pm
by Mr Kleen
chicken n waffles wrote: god damn i miss fios.

Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:34 pm
by complacent
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:54 pm
by Libra Monkee
I was reading that Ars article earlier today. It's complete and utter

. But what can you do beside make a big stink about it and maybe throw a bomb or two through their window before they change their policy.
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:10 pm
by complacent
Libra Monkee wrote:I was reading that Ars article earlier today. It's complete and utter

. But what can you do beside make a big stink about it and maybe throw a bomb or two through their window before they change their policy.
OpenDNS. And exempt yuor modem's mac addy.
and anyone else's that happens to be on your subnet.

Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:56 pm
by Libra Monkee
No more MAC address: Comcast streamlines DNS helper opt-out
The new Comcast DNS redirection service was controversial both for what it did and for how hard it was to opt-out. Comcast engineers have taken the criticism to heart and fixed the opt-out process.
Would you like to know more?
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:01 pm
by complacent
that's nice! especially for the majority of the folks who use their services.
Re: Comcast begins trials of DNS redirection service
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:38 pm
by Sabre
Wait, a corporation listened to their users? Unfathomable!!!!