[TriLUG] OT: Hijacked Browser Typos

[J.C. Jones]

If he has a linux box, Adding a caching dns service to linux server was 
one of the easiest things I have ever done on Linux. Probably took a 
couple of minutes at most. At the time I had a mix of red hat boxes, 1 
win98 , and 1 xp all on the same network and all pointed to the linux 
box for dns nameservice .

Worked like a champ!

jcj

Dave Sorenson wrote:

> sure, but that might be more effort than he wants to do...
>
> DS
>
> Steve Litt wrote:
>
>> Wouldn't just outfitting his box with a caching DNS referring to the 
>> root DNS servers fix this problem?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> On Wednesday 18 April 2007 08:59, Dave Sorenson wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Earthlink has set their DNS to return the squatter page to unknown
>>> requests like verisign tried to do last year. It breaks a lot of
>>> anti-spam stuff as a side "benefit" too.
>>>
>>> I'd try changing who you are using for DNS lookups. I have a meeting to
>>> go sleep through or I'd apply Goggle-fu, but I seem to recall
>>> alternative DNS services having been discussed here before. You might
>>> try a search on the archive.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> Scott Chilcote wrote:
>>>    
>>>
>>>> J.C. Jones wrote:
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>>> What browser are you using?
>>>>>
>>>>> jcj
>>>>>         
>>>>
>>>> Usually Firefox.
>>>>
>>>> The same thing happens in IE6, Konqueror, Mozilla, lynx, and links on
>>>> various Linux and Windows op systems though.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Scott C.
>>>>       
>>>

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