Hit front page of Digg this morning... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080720-rogers-latest-isp-to-help-customers-with-dns-redirects.html
-----Original Message----- From: Ansar Mohammed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July-20-08 5:22 PM To: Chuck Mariotti; [email protected] Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] Rogers... Umm... holy crap! Well, its not geared for the technically inclined. If you want a proper ISP service, then get one from teksavvy. I have my own /240 subnet from them and no "creative firewalling" like bell and rogers does. > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Mariotti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 20, 2008 4:25 PM > To: Michael Potocki; Syd Carter > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] Rogers... Umm... holy crap! > > Thank god... I thought I was nuts. Seemed like no one cares for a while > there... > > I think this is a rotten service. The worst kind. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Potocki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July-20-08 1:54 PM > To: Syd Carter > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Rogers... Umm... holy crap! > > You guys are not the only one seeing this...other people are talking > > http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/19/158208&from=rss > > Michael > > > Syd Carter wrote: > > Not to plug OpenDNS however should you decide to switch your DNS > entry > > to their servers then it offers a number of features that you may > > appreciate. Such as, it will redirect 404s, allow you to create > > shortcuts (ie: ast versus 1.9.168.0.100/admin ), and do some > statistical > > analysis. OpenDNS also states that you will get faster look-ups. > I've > > tried it. It was fun when my kids asked me why a picture of them > came > > up on the screen at times when they were surfing the internet (404 > > redirect). > > > > Mike Ashton wrote: > >> In your router alter your DNS servers to OpenDNS ( www.opendns.com > ). > >> They have multiple geographical DNS servers. They are a third part > DNS > >> service and are free. I have all clients, friends and workers > >> configure to their servers. They honour TLS not like Rogers who > ignore > >> it. > >> > >> 208.67.222.222 > >> 208.67.220.220 > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> David Cook wrote: > >>> You are using Rogers service, so by default you are using Rogers > DNS. > >>> Their DNS can redirect 404's anywhere they like for your "benefit". > >>> They are doing their very best to "serve" you as a customer. Don't > >>> you like that they tried to help you out? > >>> > >>> Oh yeah, there might be a possibility that they gain some > commercial > >>> benefit but I'm sure that is secondary to their desire to offer top > >>> quality service to their customers. > >>> > >>> </sarcasm> > >>> You could probably use someone else's DNS but that is inconvenient > >>> and by definition slower because packets would have to leave Rogers > >>> network in order to get name resolution. Some also consider this a > >>> little in bad taste to hit someone else's server when you aren't > >>> their customer. > >>> > >>> I tried long and hard and found a great ISP that is happy to sell > me > >>> the pipe only. No crap. No redirections. And "yes" they permit you > to > >>> run server services on your home DSL connection. Good companies are > >>> out there. You just have to do the digging yourself instead of > >>> waiting for TV/Radio spots to catch our attention. > >>> > >>> After all, most of us are very happy with VoIP service from > >>> Unlimitel. If they did all the marketing that Vonage does, they > >>> wouldn't be the quality they are at the price point they are at. > >>> > >>> I had my own beef with Rogers. I started getting spam to the email > >>> address I signed up to Rogers billing. I use unique addresses for > >>> every company I sign up with so if spam starts coming, I know who > >>> sold/leaked their list or had a security breach. I contacted Rogers > >>> Security & their Ombudsman and haven't even had the decency of a > reply. > >>> > >>> - dbc. > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Chuck Mariotti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July-18-08 > >>> 10:41 AM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [on-asterisk] Rogers... Umm... holy crap! > >>> > >>> Sorry, this is somewhat unrelated, but as Simon said, it's for > >>> Asterisk enthusiasts... and what ever is related that might > interest. > >>> > >>> I use Rogers... Like everyone else, I never install anything the > ISP > >>> gives me on my computers. Never. For many reasons. Crappy anti- > virus, > >>> crappy tools, etc... I am their customer, not their point of > branding. > >>> > >>> Anyways, I was looking at Aastra's web site today, changed the url > >>> but did a bad copy paste job... and by mistake. I entered in the > >>> following: > >>> > >>> http://www.aastra.css > >>> > >>> Ooops... I should get 404 type error. I see it flash on by, and > what > >>> do I get? > >>> > >>> I get Roger's branded Search results. Did I mean alastra? > >>> > >>> I got redirected to Roger's web page! > >>> > >>> > http://www20.search.rogers.com/search?qo=www.aastra.ccc&rn=TSAKtsJmKhU9 > u40 > >>> > >>> > >>> Holly crapola. > >>> > >>> Does it in Firefox, does it on other computers in my network. > >>> > >>> Co-worker is using rogers, but not doing it for him. > >>> > >>> This just started today... > >>> > >>> Does anyone else have a problem with this? I mean, this is worse > than > >>> traffic shaping as far as I am concerned. > >>> > >>> Get off my internet Rogers! > >>> > >>> Someone please tell me it's something I've done wrong and I can > turn > >>> it off. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Ashton > >> > >> Quality Track Intl > >> > >> Ph: 647-722-2092 x 301 > >> Cell: 416-527-4995 > >> Fax: 416-352-6043 > >> > >> QTI CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION > >> > >> The contents of this material are confidential and proprietary to > >> Quality Track International, Inc. > >> and may not be reproduced, disclosed, distributed or used without > the > >> express permission of an authorized representative of QTI. > >> Use for any purpose or in any manner other than that expressly > >> authorized is prohibited. > >> If you have received this communication in error, please immediately > >> delete it and all copies, and promptly notify the sender. > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1562 - Release Date: > 19/07/2008 2:01 PM No virus found in this incoming message. 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