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Subject: [ale] public dns servers - PUBLIC vs OPENDNS
From: brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:27:02 -0400
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Jeff Lightner wrote:
> I'm wondering why the OP wouldn't use the ISP's DNS servers?
> 
> That is to say the only time I need a "public DNS" server is when I'm
> wanting to check lookups against those I'm already doing.

Some of the internet service outages I've seen at Bellsouth/AT&T and
Comcast were actually problems with their DNS servers. Using alternate
DNS servers eliminates this problem.

-Brian

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