Bell Breaks DNS (Was: Rogers Breaks DNS)

[meng]

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From: Scott Elcomb psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:10:12 -0400
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: [TLUG]: Bell Breaks DNS (Was: Rogers Breaks DNS)

> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Colin McGregor<colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Just to note, Rogers has decided to break DNS. As of now any trip to a
> > website with an invalid URL and you will be taken to a Rogers/Yahoo
> > search website (with Rogers adverts.). I have called, complained and
> > been told "that is the way it is supposed to work".
> >
> > Is it my imagination or is Rogers totally determined to offer the
> > WORST possible Internet service in Canada?
> 
> Could be, but of course Bell has rejoined the competition.  I just
> tried a random domain (www.somefreakingdomain.ca) and sure enough I
> got the "bellassist" page.
> 
> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/04/1512248/Bell-Starts-Hijacking-NX-Domain-Queries
> 

One more reason to use opendns, https://www.opendns.com/, ?

Meng

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