Paul Vixie: 100,000 DSL Modems May Lose Their DNS On July 9 193
Dante_J writes "Up to 100,000 DSL modems may lose access to DNS come July the 9th, due to scripted web interface changes made to them by DNSChanger. This and other disturbing details were raised by respected Internet elder Paul Vixie during a presentation at the AusCERT 2012 conference."
Re:ISP should warn them (Score:5, Funny)
you've won a brand new car [analogy] (Score:4, Funny)
"We don't let people drive cars on public roads that risk the safety of the other drivers."
Is that really true? I'm having difficulty believing that.
I think a better car analogy is:
"We imprison people for drunk driving, because it is a felony, unless they are Senators. Why not imprison people who spew viruses and malware too? (unless it's the NSA or RIAA)"
harumph! (Score:5, Funny)
If you just listened to APK and put everything in your HOSTS file, you wouldn't have to worry about any of this folderoll!
Re:Why bother warning them? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm still in favor of the big red button with a clearly worded warning on it that says it will render the computer unusable and/or void the warranty if pressed. The people who read instructions and warnings and in general have some clue what they're doing will leave it alone and get years of service out of the computer; the ones who just poke and click at things totally at random when things don't do what they expect get what they deserve...
Re:harumph! (Score:4, Funny)
DO NOT SUMMON HIM!
HOLY CRAP, WHAT A TYPO! (Score:2, Funny)
peer-to-queer downloads
what an embarrassing Freudian slip.
you're running the buttorrent client I take it?