Re: dns interceptors

[Bill Weiss <houdini+nanog () clanspum net>]

Larry Sheldon(LarrySheldon () cox net)@Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:54:25AM -0600:
> On 2/14/2010 11:42 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
> > On Feb 14, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Jason Frisvold wrote:
> > > On Feb 13, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
> > > > i am often on funky networks in funky places.  e.g. the wireless in
> > > > changi really sucked friday night.  if i ssh tunneled, it would multiply
> > > > the suckiness as tcp would have puked at the loss rate.
> > >
> > > You can always run your own local resolver...  Or is there a reason that's unacceptable?
> >
> > How does that help?  It still sends port 53 requests to the authorities, which will be intercepted.
>
> I don't have access to a trustable network to tunnel to.  (Or at least I
> don't know how to.)

http://www.cotse.net/ provides that kind of service at a pretty reasonable
price.

I have no financial interest in that service.  I know the guy who runs it,
and I've used the service before and been really happy with it.

-- 
Bill Weiss