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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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I'm surprised TalkTalk customers are even able to access websites. 
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Morons. When I saw what it did I thought that they were doing trials with Phorm. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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It is the press and the Data Registrar not understanding technology. Checking a website for malware and warning a user, when they make a DNS request for that site, that it is infected is very different to inserting advertising into existing websites.
I'd be happy if my ISP put up warnings. Given the number of malware infected machines I have to deal with, because people always click on accept, it would save a lot of work.
As long as they only register the sites and don't do any additional logging of the user, I don't have a problem. As I said on the PC Pro article, I'd be happy if the ISPs blocked customers machines, if they are infected with malware and trying to send out spam or phone home, so that they could only visit anti-malware sites, until they had rectified the problem...
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Well in which case the PR team at Talk Talk have done no good whatsoever. I can support a protective scheme like that but to say that it records where users have been makes it like Phorm. A protective system that does not record details just warns the user that it is a dodgy site is fine. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm
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Location: Mute City
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does this system use DNS requests to track users? if so they cant touch me, ive been on either OpenDNS or Google DNS for over a year
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I switched to OpenDNS some time ago as well.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm
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How does that work then? It sounds cool. Do you divert your DNS requests to OpenDNS servers or something? _________________Jim
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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You put the OpenDNS servers either in your router settings or your PC under the network configuration. 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 You don't need an account to start using them, but there's more info on the website: http://www.opendns.com/_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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