At 09:02 16/04/2010, you wrote: >On 15 April 2010 16:31, trotter <m.nutt...@ukonline.co.uk> wrote: > > I have been trying OpenDNS and have noticed similar services while > > googling. > > > > I have it setup now but was wondering if anybody else had tried other > > services and has any comments on whether they are faster more reliable > > or have better privacy policies? > >The main downside of OpenDNS (and many similar services) is that >nonexistent domains resolve to one of their ad servers. So when you >type a nonexistent domain into a web browser, you get an advert.
I dont mind that with the advantage it seems to provide in startup speed <snippage> >Now, Google Public DNS doesn't do this, and provides a similar service >- it falls under Google's standard privacy policy. I'm tempted to use >it at work, because our main DNS server is a bit flaky... How long do they retain search data? I cant remember if its 6months or 2 years and they have been criticised for it so I get the impression there policy leaves something to be desired. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
