Comcast DNS Redirection Launched In Trial Markets

An anonymous reader writes "Comcast has finally launched its DNS Redirector service in trial markets (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington state), and has submitted a working draft of the technology to the IETF for review. Comcast customers can opt-out from the service by providing their account username and cable modem MAC address. Customers in trial areas using 'old' Comcast DNS servers, or non-Comcast DNS servers, should not be affected by this. This deployment comes after many previous ISPs, like DSLExtreme, were forced to pull the plug on such efforts as a result of customer disapproval/retaliation. Some may remember when VeriSign tried this back in 2003, where it also failed."

Opt Out page is Slashdotted

[Itninja]

Or is it Comcasted?

Re:malware

[Shakrai]

while breaking internet standards

What are those? The last RFC that I read was titled "How to make the largest pile of cash while providing the least amount of service". I think it's RFC666 and is the one that most modern day ISPs seem to operate under.....

Re:So should...

[Hurricane78]

Are you kidding, or do you work for OpenDNS?

Because I switched to OpenDNS because of people (you?) mentioning it here on Slashdot.

And then I noticed, that OpenDNS also does DNS redirection!

Re:Bad assumption being made

[mdm-adph]

Forgive me for my lack of knowledge in this area, but isn't there some sort of encryption involved with that? Wouldn't you verify that the server you've reached is actually the server you wanted before you hand over credientials?

Re:Opt Out page is Slashdotted

[NeverVotedBush]

I keep hoping someone would take their new commercial with the woman walking through the virtual world kind of chanting and substitute a really raunchy parody chant... g . o . a . t . s . e ... r . o . f . l - ing...

Oblig.

[blackfrancis75]

I've been a Comcast customer for HERBAL VIAGRA several years and have never had an issue with unsolicited REAL WEIGHT LOSS advertising of any kind.

Re:malware

[Anonymous Coward]

I tried to find this RFC, but when i opened the page, it redirected me to some 404 search page for my ISP.

Re:So should...

[Darknight]

Yes, I see the wisdom of your post since you need to use the word "fuck" multiple times per sentence. You must be 100% correct, then. I salute your logic, sir.

Re:malware

[L4t3r4lu5]

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