[GRLUG] Open DNS was Re: grlug Digest, Vol 20, Issue 24

Benjamin Flanders flanderb at gmail.com
Fri Nov 9 07:33:24 EST 2007 

I have nothing but trouble with openDNS.  I tried it for about two
weeks when comcast DNS servers were flaky a while back.

The issues I had were, I had to (I forget the wording for this)
reregister google with the service at least twice a day.  This is
where I would get the message saying that OpenDNS didn't think
www.google.com was a valid domain name and it went to an openDNS
webpage where I had to type in a captcha and click a link so I could
go to Google.  This was a big issue because I use gmail and google
calendar.

Also, I would get google maps with part of the map not showing up.
Nothing I did would fix the issue.  It wasn't consistent as to which
parts of the map would be greyed out but there was usually 3-4 squares
gone.

The reregister thing happened to a lot of other sites as well, but not
as consistently as google.

Am I the only one that has the issue?  I remember googling it but not
finding any remedy.


On Nov 8, 2007 8:53 PM, Carlus Henry <carlushenry at sagetech-llc.com> wrote:
> Finally, a discussion that I feel that I can contribute to.....hehehe
>
> I have been using <a href-"www.opendns.com">Open DNS</a> for the past
> 6 months.  I absolutely love it.  I love it so much that I sent emails
> out to all of my friends, family members, local churches and schools
> as a means to filter out unwanted content.
>
> It took minutes to set up, and did not require any kind of install.
> Also it is absolutely free to use.  Another benefit is that you can
> control it remotely.  It already has categorized many websites into
> adult themed, and gore to name a few.  You can choose to block these
> sites, as well as maintain your own black and white lists.  I have
> joked with my wife, that if she buys one more thing from ebay, that I
> am going to start blocking it from coming to our house.
>
> So if you are looking for a good solution that requires little
> maintenance, I would definitely recommend giving Open DNS a look.
>
> Carlus
>
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> >    1. Re: Web filter for kids? (Ben Rousch)
> >    2. Re: Web filter for kids? (Collin Kidder)
> >    3. Re: Web filter for kids? (Ben Rousch)
> >    4. Re: Web filter for kids? (Justin Popa)
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> > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:50:39 -0500
> > From: "Ben Rousch" <brousch at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Web filter for kids?
> > To: grlug at grlug.org
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> > >
> > > Yeah, I know of an excellent one. It's foolproof even. It's called
> > > parents. ;-) Seriously... Content filtering is a losing game. It never
> > > seems to work right. Things always slip through the cracks. On top of
> > > that, you either trust your kids on the net (which I wouldn't... I was a
> > > teenager once) or you supervise. I suppose you might want some sort of
> > > content filtering in case they accidentally get to somewhere bad.
> > > Still, this is a losing game. I don't care how good you think your kids
> > > are kids will try to get to places they shouldn't and content filters
> > > tend to work worth dog crap. Just my incredibly sunshiny opinion. ;-)
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> >
> > Your opinion is spot-on when applied to adults (in the workplace) and
> > teenagers, who will actively attempt to defeat filters. But I think a
> > content filter for a young child is a good thing until he can understand the
> > difference between places he is allowed to go and places he should not be
> > going. The age when that happens will be different for each child. I think a
> > whitelist is good for very small children, a strict porn/gore filter is
> > appropriate for pre-teens, and hopefully he will have a sense of right and
> > wrong by the time he is a teenager and able to hack around whatever you put
> > in front of him.
> >
> > I have been thinking a lot about this subject because my first child is
> > currently overdue by five days.
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:59:12 -0500
> > From: Collin Kidder <adderd at kkmfg.com>
> > Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Web filter for kids?
> > To: grlug at grlug.org
> > Message-ID: <47335C80.10205 at kkmfg.com>
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> >
> > >
> > > Your opinion is spot-on when applied to adults (in the workplace) and
> > > teenagers, who will actively attempt to defeat filters. But I think a
> > > content filter for a young child is a good thing until he can
> > > understand the difference between places he is allowed to go and
> > > places he should not be going. The age when that happens will be
> > > different for each child. I think a whitelist is good for very small
> > > children, a strict porn/gore filter is appropriate for pre-teens, and
> > > hopefully he will have a sense of right and wrong by the time he is a
> > > teenager and able to hack around whatever you put in front of him.
> > >
> > > I have been thinking a lot about this subject because my first child
> > > is currently overdue by five days.
> > >
> > Yes, sorry... It does really depend on the age of the child. For any kid
> > over 12 I'd say filters are worthless. For younger kids it could be a
> > decent idea but I wouldn't let a 7 year old surf the net by themselves
> > anyway.
> >
> >
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> > Message: 3
> > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:10:55 -0500
> > From: "Ben Rousch" <brousch at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Web filter for kids?
> > To: grlug at grlug.org
> > Message-ID:
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> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, sorry... It does really depend on the age of the child. For any kid
> > > over 12 I'd say filters are worthless. For younger kids it could be a
> > > decent idea but I wouldn't let a 7 year old surf the net by themselves
> > > anyway.
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> >
> > Maybe I'm naive and overly optimistic, but I hope that by age 7 my child
> > will have the moral fiber and tech skills to surf the (porn/gore filtered)
> > web without my constant supervision. Personally, I think IM will be a bigger
> > problem than web surfing.
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:26:12 -0500
> > From: "Justin Popa" <tehpopa at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Web filter for kids?
> > To: grlug at grlug.org
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> > I know everyone here is talking about why content filtering shouldn't be
> > needed, but I have a tip on what you can look into. It's called squid, and
> > it's mainly used as a proxy. You could even set up a different ruleset per
> > user as to what's granted. Setup is a bit tricky, but once it's set up it's
> > good to go. The upside is too that you can use it on other PC's in the
> > house. What's even more is that there are some freeware apps to check the
> > logs as well. We use a shareware app at our office called iam that gives us
> > a 1000 foot view of all traffic use.
> >
> > On Nov 8, 2007 2:10 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > Yes, sorry... It does really depend on the age of the child. For any kid
> > > >
> > > > over 12 I'd say filters are worthless. For younger kids it could be a
> > > > decent idea but I wouldn't let a 7 year old surf the net by themselves
> > > > anyway.
> > > >
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> > >
> > > Maybe I'm naive and overly optimistic, but I hope that by age 7 my child
> > > will have the moral fiber and tech skills to surf the (porn/gore filtered)
> > > web without my constant supervision. Personally, I think IM will be a bigger
> > > problem than web surfing.
> > >
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