[kwlug-disc] DNS Black Hole server

[B.S.]

:-)

Interesting.

Does this negate the need for adblockers, then?

Even if so, not sure it negates the need for blacklists, blocklists, and
so on - there being so much more nefariousness out there than just ads?


On 05/18/2017 10:27 PM, Chamunks wrote:
> https://pi-hole.net/
> 
> On Thu, May 18, 2017, 3:22 PM Ronald Barnes <ron at ronaldbarnes.ca> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been looking for a project to use as an excuse to learn Python.
>>
>> I decided to recreate the service once offered by:
>>
>> dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net
>>
>> which is sadly defunct.
>>
>>
>> So, there's now a DNS black hole prototype up at xmpp.kwvoip.ca
>> (199.212.143.213), along with a small list of trackers / ad servers.
>>
>> If anyone has a hosts file with more that they'd like to contribute; it
>> would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> The server will respond with NXDOMAIN (doesn't exist) for the trackers,
>> etc. or with your *WAN-side* IP if the domain requested is "my.ip".
>>
>>
>> No recursion available, so if you want to test it with "dig",
>> "nslookup", or as your router's primary DNS server, make sure you have a
>> secondary server too.
>>
>>
>> Any feedback would be most welcome!
>>
>>
>> Either via this email list, or in our spiffy IM conference room:
>>
>>> xmpp:conference at conference.xmpp.kwvoip.ca?join
>>
>> You can get an account at that server if you don't already have an XMPP
>> / Jabber account.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> rb
>>
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