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Use PithHelmet to allow simple URL typing
This service--redirecting domain name service lookups to a web page rather than returning a not found message--is against DNS protocol. It breaks applications which decide whether a domain name is in use by doing DNS lookups (such as Safari!). ICANN and VeriSign (one of the companies that started the practice, and the organization which keeps nameservice information for .com and .net) have been in a bitter duel of lawsuits about it for the past two years. It was just settled, in fact. The upshot of the settlement is that organizations which do domain name service will have to get changes to the implementation of DNS approved by ICANN. So this kind of thing shouldn't be happening suddenly.
Use PithHelmet to allow simple URL typing
I'm glad it's prohibited, but that doesn't change the fact that it's happening to me. I get it when I'm connected from home on my Comcast cable account. It's been going on for about three weeks or so. Sucks for me, but this thing helps.
Use PithHelmet to allow simple URL typing
This broken DNS response seems to be unique to OSX for me.
From a linux box here at home:
From an OSX box, same network:
Anybody have any insight on why OSX is redirecting to netidentity.com ?
Use PithHelmet to allow simple URL typing
I'd have to wonder who you are using as a DNS server- the Mindspring services don't allow me to resolve "schwab" with a redirect. |
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