[dns-operations] Where to find "DNS resolution path corruption"?
Mark Andrews
Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Wed Feb 20 23:49:19 UTC 2008
> Paul Ferguson wrote:
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> > - -- Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews at isc.org> wrote:
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> >> ISP's shouldn't be re-writing NXDOMAIN without the consent
> >> of the client. I suppect it could be classed as a criminal
> >> act to do so w/o the client's consent.
> >
> > Thank you for mentioning this -- it is a important issue that I
> > think is largely dismissed, and unjustly so.
>
> Now that they actively acknowledge they do things to "manage their
> network" like send RST for bittorrent flows I doubt anyone would
> consider it illegal.
They are uttering forged reponses for monetry gain. Go ask
your local Police if that is a criminal offence.
> They are going to argue it's for a better {security|experience} or
> something, but illegal? I doubt it. In fact, they'll use your own
> words to make it sound right.
If I want that experience I will signup for it. There is
absolutely NO security benefit in turning NXDOMAIN into a
address.
> This is like a slow moving train coming from a 100 miles away...
>
> -David
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