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Re:Building fast.com by jlgaddis on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @05:46PM (#12257925)
They could block or override the A RR for fast.com so that a client can't connect.
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Re:Building fast.com by corobo on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @06:25PM (#12258147)
The only times I use my ISP's DNS servers are when I initially set up a computer and forget to change the settings.
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Re:Building fast.com by staunch on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @08:49PM (#12258754)
Yeah but unless you tunnel your DNS traffic they can modify responses very easily. Not that this is super common yet.
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Re:Building fast.com by corobo on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @06:14AM (#12260594)
At a certain point if they're going out of their way to mess with the connection I'm paying for I'll stop paying for it and go elsewhere.
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Re:Building fast.com by bckygldstn on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @10:39PM (#12259168)
Is this what DNSSEC is supposed to prevent?
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Re:Building fast.com by aidenn0 on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @02:01AM (#12259783)
Yes and no. It is what DNSCurve is designed to prevent.
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