I don' think that google will be able to kill opendns right now. Neither google nor any of the other well known DNS services provide the "value-added services" that OpenDNS does, such as filtering, etc which can be a godsend for small businesses that can't afford a rackful of gear...
BGC On Dec 4, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Martin Hannigan wrote: > On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:37 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 03:34:10PM -0500, Martin Hannigan wrote: >>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Christopher Morrow >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Richard Bennett <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Google will be all sweetness and light until they've crushed >> OpenDNS, >>>>> and when the competitor's out of the picture, they'll get down to >> the >>>>> monetizing. >>>> >>>> one note: OpenDNS is not the only 'competitor' here.... just one of >>>> the better obviously known ones. >>>> >>>> ie: >>>> 4.2.2.2 L(3) >>>> 198.6.1.1/2/3/4/5/122/142/146/195 ex-UU >>>> Neustar (can't recall ips, sorry) >>>> >>>> -chris >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Why did Google put an infrastructure critical application into PA space? >>> >>> >> >> whats PA space in this context? clearly 8.0.0.0/8 was allocated >> prior to any current group-think about what PA might be. >> >> --bill >> > > > Let's call it "conceptual PA". I'm simply asking why something that has the > potential to impact all of us is being numbered into address space other > than their own? > > And before the thinkpol start in, I'm referring to the v4 addresses and > their status. It's a fair question since it has major impact on the net. If > the store for legacy v4 addresses is open I'd like to know what street it's > on. > > Best, > > -M< > > -- > Martin Hannigan [email protected] > p: +16178216079 > Power, Network, and Costs Consulting for Iceland Datacenters and Occupants
