[olug] Cox DNS Changes?

[Dave Rowe]

Blast, I followed that thread for a while.  Must've missed it.  Thanks for
the info.

Now, I don't like this approach, are there other options?  Were they
discussed?  I'll be checking my archives...

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:15:35 -0500, "Will Langford" <unfies at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Already been discussed :) during the thread: [olug] DNS exploit VU#800113
-
> should we be alarmed?
> 
> 
> Quote From 'Kevin' ....
> You can disable that by not taking the default DNS server IPs; follow
> the instructions they give under "About this Service" then "Can I opt
> out of the service?" for Mac/Windows, and alter to Linux when needed.
> 
> Or so they say. I haven't tried it out myself. Yet.
> ...End Quote
> 
> -Will
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Has anyone else noticed Cox serving landing pages for incorrectly typed
>> URLs?
>>
>> I ran across one today, then tried lkajslkdjflkjdlkjfmc.com to be sure,
>> and
>> I get this:
>>
>>
>
http://finder.cox.net/main?AddInType=Bdns&Version=1.3.6&FailureMode=1&ParticipantID=96e687opkbv4scrood8k84drs6gw5duf&ClientLocation=us&Referer=&FailedURI=http%3A%2F%2Flkajslkdjflkjdlkjfmc.com%2F&SearchQuery=
>>
>> What is going on here?  Switch to OpenDNS?  Looking for a neutral, fast,
>> alternative...
>>
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