Thanks, Michael, to you and to Roberto. This is clearly the way I have to go to achieve this.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 12:27:35PM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote: > * Lee Kimber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:02:25:09:21:18-0800] scribed: > > Has anyone tried using tinydns to block HTTP requests to ad-tracking > > sites, adware, and spyware? > > > > I had a play at using tinydns's private zone file to block domain > > names from a list of known trackers I have (I currently keep this list > > in /etc/hosts on various machines). > > > > I couldn't get it to work because (I think) I couldn't get tinydns to > > consider itself authorative for these domains in terms of DNS requests > > from my network clients. > > > > So, for example, I tried adding entries like this to the private zones > > file: > > > > =www2.doubleclick.com:127.0.0.1 > > > > That didn't stop tinydns resolving the name correctly so I trawled > > around and found DJB saying that you need to set up your DNS server as > > a SOA for other domains. That's where it gets a whole lot more > > complex! > > > > I did try: > > .doubleclick.com::localhost > > =www2.doubleclick.com:127.0.0.1 > > > > but that didn't work either. Anyone had a go at this? > <snip /> > > Is this what you want? > > <http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/dot-local.html> > > hth > > -- > Best Regards, > > mds > mds resource > 877.596.8237 > - > Dare to fix things before they break . . . > - > Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much > we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . > -- -- Lee Kimber Techworld Technical Writer http://www.techworld.com/ Tel: (206) 632 7649 Track what Linux users are saying about Microsoft http://www.kimberconsulting.com/linux_news.htm ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
