OpenDNS

TechCrunch has a good review on OpenDNS which led me to try it out, even though the article weighs more on not using the service. I’ve just configured my laptop to use it via it’s wireless connection, I plan to test it out and decide later if I should change our router.

The company has two primary selling points. The first is its phishing filter, a list of malicious sites aggregated by a number of different sources that are blocked when access is attempted through OpenDNS. The second is faster page loads due to the company’s strategically placed servers and large cache of domain names that can resolve DNS queries faster than other servers…

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  • It's funny that techCrunch wrote such a poorly research article (and then silently updated it) only to still have people come away positive. Just goes to show, all news is good news I guess.

    Anyways, definitely give John and I your feedback. We don't call the service beta because it's stable. But we are working to improve and enhance our feature sets based on user feedback.

    -Davidu
  • Looks interesting.
  • Dan
    Wow that was fast and it's so late, that's awesome.

    I just noticed the time stamp is wrong, how long has it been like that?
  • Thanks for trying us out. I'm sure we will not disappoint -- but be sure to tell us, either way.

    I'm leaving a comment at TechCrunch right now. ;-)

    John Roberts
    OpenDNS
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