Comparing Google DNS to OpenDNS

[Christopher Tom]

I've usedOpenDNS for a while now without any issues. I find that the
free features they offer are of good value such as:

1. Web-content filtering
2. Phishing/Botnet/Waleware protection
3. Protection from malicious scripts that try to run in the browser
(example can be seen at thepiratebay.org) which McAfee SiteAdvisor
caught.

I would like to know if these and/or other features would be included
with Google DNS?

[hawks5999]

http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/intro.html

Pretty explicit that they aren't filtering.

[capncanuck]

At Least Google DNS doesn't redirect DNS Errors like OpenDNS does by
default.
Even so, I was never able to stop OpenDNS from redirecting anyway.

[Prem Ramaswami]

Google Public DNS follows the DNS Standards set forth by the Internet

community which means we do not block, filter, or redirect DNS responses.

These actions most probably belong on the client side rather than the

protocol side.

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[Algebra]

I applaud you for this!

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[Tomnibus]

for me, this is unfortunate. At work we use OpenDNS to block porn and
internet gambling. OpenDNS provides this with ease rather than a
program on each computer or a proxy server which is a pain. There are
not many free services out there either.

too bad you couldn't have it at least as an option.

On Dec 3, 3:37 pm, Prem Ramaswami <pr...@google.com> wrote:
> Google Public DNS follows the DNS Standards set forth by the Internet
> community which means we do not block, filter, or redirect DNS responses.
> These actions most probably belong on the client side rather than the
> protocol side.
>
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> =======================
> Prem Ramaswami
> Product Manager - Google
> =======================
>

> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Christopher Tom <autu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've usedOpenDNS for a while now without any issues. I find that the
> > free features they offer are of good value such as:
>
> > 1. Web-content filtering
> > 2. Phishing/Botnet/Waleware protection
> > 3. Protection from malicious scripts that try to run in the browser
> > (example can be seen at thepiratebay.org) which McAfee SiteAdvisor
> > caught.
>
> > I would like to know if these and/or other features would be included
> > with Google DNS?
>
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[David McIntyre]

One of the features of OpenDNS that I use occasionally is forcing a
refresh of the cache for domains I administer. Occasionally, I fat-
finger an IP address for a record and need to update the resolver
immediately. I haven't seen this available in the Google DNS docs or
FAQ, but it would be a useful feature for some people.
A recommendation might be putting this option in Webmaster tools, as
it forces domain ownership authentication.

[Jason Keirstead]

Where do you work?

You can't do content filtering with DNS. It is a non-solution to a difficult problem.

All anyone has to do to get around your "filtering" is go to a DNS lookup site, find the IP for the porn site they want to go to, and type it into their browser.

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Tomnibus <deli...@gmail.com> wrote:

for me, this is unfortunate. At work we use OpenDNS to block porn and
internet gambling. OpenDNS provides this with ease rather than a
program on each computer or a proxy server which is a pain. There are
not many free services out there either.

too bad you couldn't have it at least as an option.

Jonathan Swift  - "May you live every day of your life."

[Thomas Deliduka]

I work at an Art Museum. The users are not that web savvy to be able to do that.  It is a easy free method of filtering that doesn’t take much time.


On 12/4/09 7:11 AM this was written:

Jonathan Swift <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jonathan_swift.html>   - "May you live every day of your life."

Regards,

Thomas Deliduka

[TWzOp]

My suggestion is for you to stick with OpenDNS.

On Dec 4, 7:24 am, Thomas Deliduka <tho...@deliduka.com> wrote:
> I work at an Art Museum. The users are not that web savvy to be able to do
> that.  It is a easy free method of filtering that doesn¹t take much time.
>
> On 12/4/09 7:11 AM this was written:
>
>
>
> > Where do you work?
>
> > You can't do content filtering with DNS. It is a non-solution to a difficult
> > problem.
>
> > All anyone has to do to get around your "filtering" is go to a DNS lookup
> > site, find the IP for the porn site they want to go to, and type it into their
> > browser.
>