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Skot 
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01-27-10 08:03 PM - Post#317590    



OpenDNS have this domain marked as a known phishing site and is currently blocked for anyone availing themselves of its facilities.

Actually, until today I'd not realised OpenDNS were operating a mandatory filter.





 
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Re: OpenDNS
01-27-10 09:11 PM - Post#317593    


    In response to Skot

Booo! At least if you use it at home you can disable the filter by signing up to their basic service and changing your settings

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Skot 
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Re: OpenDNS
01-27-10 10:27 PM - Post#317594    


    In response to bristow

Yeah, that's the thing. You know, I don't do anything illegal online but I still have strong objections to logging onto a web service like that and having to manually list the sites I want to visit. Maybe I don't want people to know I'm a member of 4EverCommunist.net or I-luv-Sarah-Palin.com

I want a DNS proxy that works well but doesn't try to impose it's own narrow view of what's acceptable. Marking this site down as a phishing domain just shows up how ludicrous and arbitrary these things are. I mean is measurection blocked because someone made an arse of entering the tagging info or because it was decided it's not a suitable place for people to visit?

Either way it's just wrong.
 
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Re: OpenDNS
01-28-10 12:34 PM - Post#317612    


    In response to Skot

The reason for our domain being flagged as a known phishing site is related to a spammer who hacked our system a few months ago and installed some fake pages that were linked to in his spam emails. Those pages redirected anyone who accessed them to a phishing site. We believe the problem has been completely removed.

As for tagging, one person has tagged the site for "pornography." Three other people have confirmed that tag. My initial thought was that an appropriate tag would be "adult themed," rather than "pornography." But the reality is that users who are SOS subscribers do have access to porn in the photo galleries. So the tag is appropriate. If a business or a school or a parent wants to prohibit access to all sites that contain porn, then Measurection should be on their black list.


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Skot 
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Re: OpenDNS
01-28-10 06:49 PM - Post#317619    


    In response to RodEnuf

It's funny. It was only just yesterday the warning page came up.

Upshot is I've moved over to GoogleDNS as it isn't filtered in any way (...they admit to). I like to think I've still got sufficient working neurons to take care of my own security without having it thrust down my throat.

To coin a phrase.
 
Rick 
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Re: OpenDNS
01-29-10 04:14 AM - Post#317640    


    In response to Skot

  • Skot Said:
. . . without having it thrust down my throat.

To coin a phrase.



Hey Skot!

And here, all along, I thought you really liked that sort of thrust.

Rick


 
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Re: OpenDNS
01-30-10 10:06 AM - Post#317681    


    In response to Rick

Only if there's a "y" in the day
 
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