[kwlug-disc] DNS Black Hole server

[CrankyOldBugger]

I'm running a pi-hole.   It does a pretty good job, but I do find it
puzzling when I have to add a new domain.

There's a good video on installing at at https://youtu.be/Da1fF0qzl2k



On Thu, 18 May 2017 at 23:16 B.S. <bs27975.2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> :-)
>
> 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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