i believe most users use nameservers from the local operators and ISPs and as such,remain at the mercy of the resident sysadmin who will upgrade when (s)he deems it right.
joachim, you can always use opendns.they are a pretty solid alternative. On 8/5/08, McTim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:03 PM, joachim Gwoke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just curious, > > there is something making the rounds online about DNS poisoning, its even on > > the i-network general discussion group. I have tried the tests like one at > > doxpara_dot_com. I only pass when tor is used, and fail the test when i stop > > tor. Anybody seen this and if so, what damage can be done to me through it? > > You could be redirected to a site that is not the one you typed into > your browser. > > Solution: Patch your nameserver, NS vendors have been working 2gether > for a month now, and the latest version of all major NS are patched. > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > mctim.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > -- Kenneth _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
