Dvir Volk
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:57:47 -0700
Is there any free (as in beer) good alternative DNS server in the country? This is starting to really piss me off as one of their clients. I used to hog another ISP's DNS server a couple of years back but they rightfully blocked it to outside users. On 9/19/07, Michael Lewinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I wrote the list a few days ago regarding BARAK's DNS misbehavior, and > I have received a few answers, all of them confirming my findings: > BARAK's default DNS servers, as defined by DHCP, are NOT working > properly, so that several domains are either: a) not resolving at all > (DNS timeout), b) resolving only after 30 seconds or so, or c) > sometimes, resolving OK. > > I have worked out the stats, it seems that a) and b) account for > between 80% and 90% of the DNS replies, which means LOTS of wasted > time to the user (time=money ?). The culprits are the DNS servers > 212.150.49.10 and 62.90.42.110. I'm not aware of the scope of this > behavior, which domains are affected, or if it has been solved > already. > > My testbed was http://petri.co.il, but my own domain > (http://mbrcomp.co.il, in construction) also suffers from the same > syndrome, as any BARAK subscriber can check. > > I have spent about 6 hours of talking and writing to BARAK support and > system groups, and haven't seen the issue addressed at any practical > level. I'm disappointed with their response, and the lack of interest > of barak's business support team. > > I'm not suggesting any course of action, or endorsing any campaign, > but this is a free country, and ranting is allowed and even > encouraged... :^) > > Cheers, > > -- > Michael Lewinger > MBR Computers > http://mbrcomp.co.il > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >