Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-08-24 Thread Måns Nilsson
--On tisdag 27 juli 2004 12.34 -0400 Sean Donelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is > causing apparent web page slowdowns when viewing web sites containing ads > linked to ad.doubleclick.net Not here, even works when I'm not con

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-28 Thread Eric A. Hall
On 7/27/2004 6:21 PM, John Palmer wrote: > Now the question is, can one easily block all of doubleclick.net Couple of methods that have worked for me. If you have squid or similar, you can get a plugin that lets you redirect various sites/domains to a 1x1 transparent gif. This method is prefer

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-28 Thread Paul Vixie
Paul Vixie wrote: > on the other hand, if you do this for a nameserver that your customers > depend on, then there is probably some liability for either trademark > infringement, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, > and the gods alone know what else. if you do this, keep

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Chris Brenton
On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 21:44, Paul Vixie wrote: > > on the one hand, you'd need a wildcard A RR at *.doubleclick.net to > achieve this result. the above text does not mention this, and leads > one to believe that an apex A RR at doubleclick.net would have an effect. Depends what you are trying to

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr.
Paul Vixie wrote: on the other hand, if you do this for a nameserver that your customers depend on, then there is probably some liability for either trademark infringement, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and the gods alone know what else. if you do this, keep it to a s

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Paul Vixie
> > ... what hosts to list??? (ie: ad2, ad3 ... to ad???) > > Been fixing that for a good 6 years now. Just setup your local name > servers to be authoritative for doubleclick.net and don't put any A > records in the file. Works like a charm. ;-) on the one hand, you'd need a wildcard A RR at *.

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Chris Brenton
On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 18:21, John Palmer wrote: > > Now the question is, can one easily block all of doubleclick.net by 127.0.0.1 in the > hosts file > on a wincrash box? They appear to have ad, ad2, ad3, m2, m3.doubleclick.net. Anyone > know > what hosts to list??? (ie: ad2, ad3 ... to ad???)

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread John Hall
I got my list from somewhere else, but lost the link. Try: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=hosts+ad+blocking+servers&btnG=Google+Search Lot's there. JMH John Palmer wrote: Now the question is, can one easily block all of doubleclick.net by 127.0.0.1 in the hosts file on a wincrash b

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread John Palmer
neweh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sean Donelan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 17:10 Subject: Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS? > > While I disagree with the method of the attacker, I > can understand the reasoning beh

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Henry Linneweh
While I disagree with the method of the attacker, I can understand the reasoning behind an attack on a company that is considered a spyware company, doubleclick certainly has turned up more than once on my version of spybot as a site to block. -Henry --- Sean Donelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Sean Donelan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18735-2004Jul27.html DoubleClick spokeswoman Jennifer Blum said the attack targeted the company's domain name servers (DNS) -- machines that help direct Internet traffic -- causing "severe service disruptions" for all 900 of its customers. Bl

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Karsten W. Rohrbach
Sean Donelan([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2004.07.27 12:34:04 +: > The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is > causing apparent web page slowdowns when viewing web sites containing ads > linked to ad.doubleclick.net Short remedy recipee: - Download Firefox -> http://www.mozilla.

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Peter Corlett
Stephen Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Better still, run an http listener on (for example) 127.0.0.2 port > 80, using the appropriate /etc/hosts glue to map whatever hostnames > you like to that address, and answer requests with null content; the > remainder of the page will complete fa

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Sean Donelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is > causing apparent web page slowdowns when viewing web sites containing ads > linked to ad.doubleclick.net It looks like the problem isn't that the A record is missing, it

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Stephen Stuart
> Adding an entry in LMHOSTS or /etc/hosts pointing ad.doubleclick.net > to 127.0.0.1 is generally a good idea, especially if you value your > privacy. Better still, run an http listener on (for example) 127.0.0.2 port 80, using the appropriate /etc/hosts glue to map whatever hostnames you like t

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Marcus Reid
Hi, On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 12:34:04PM -0400, Sean Donelan wrote: > > > The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is > causing apparent web page slowdowns when viewing web sites containing ads > linked to ad.doubleclick.net Actually, it appears to me that all of dclk's nam

YNT: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Mehmet Akcin
Sounds neat idea, worth giving a try. Mehmet Akcin www.akcin.net -Özgün İleti- Kimden: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yerine Ricardo "Rick" Gonzalez Tarih: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:59 PM Kime: Sean Donelan Bilgi: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Konu: Re: ad.doubleclick.net mi

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Ricardo \"Rick\" Gonzalez
> The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is > causing apparent web page slowdowns when viewing web sites containing ads > linked to ad.doubleclick.net Adding an entry in LMHOSTS or /etc/hosts pointing ad.doubleclick.net to 127.0.0.1 is generally a good idea, especially if

Re: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Robert Bonomi
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jul 27 11:37:36 2004 Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:34:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Sean Donelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS? The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is causing apparent

ad.doubleclick.net missing from DNS?

2004-07-27 Thread Sean Donelan
The A record for ad.doubleclick.net is missing from DNS. This is causing apparent web page slowdowns when viewing web sites containing ads linked to ad.doubleclick.net