I’m doing this blog post in two pieces; a short explanation up top and then a more technical explanation down below. Pick one or read both and learn a bit. 
Just the facts
If you want to use OpenDNS nameservers and DNSBLs (DNS…
As of Dec 31, 2006, London is online.
On our network map, we show our four current network nodes in the United States, and provide insight into our future locations. The map, dated July 7, is still accurate as I type this.
For…
We like hearing from our customers, in just about every way possible. Nothing makes us feel more confident that we’re doing the right things than hearing from you. Also, when we make mistakes (it happens), we want to know about it…
Cameroon is at it again, wildcarding all of the .cm namespace so they can put advertisements up when you typo .com domains like http://www.google.cm. Since August 9, OpenDNS users have had the option to undo this change and decide…
CNET just rehashed a report (pdf of report) that our friends over at Nominum commissioned to look at the speed and reliability of ISP DNS servers. The verdict won’t shock any of you: ISPs are pretty bad at providing DNS.
Some of…
We want some (seriously elite) PHP / MySQL hackers to join our team in San Francisco.
If you think that making the Internet better and developing real technology (meaning we’re not building AJAX’d out social-networking services…
Update: August 21, 2006 – Policies changed back for the .cm ccTLD. Read “Cameroon turns wildcarding on (yet again)” for more. We’re not going to keep updating this post with the status.
Earlier today, Cameroon (or the company…
Update: August 21, 2006 – Policies changed back for the .cm ccTLD. Read “Cameroon turns wildcarding on (yet again)” for more. We’re not going to keep updating this post with the status.
Update: August 10, 2006 – Policies…
We’re big fans of telling our story here on the company website and blog. But sometimes it’s useful to spread the word beyond our own boundaries. Below is our first press release, which went over the wires ~8am ET / 5am PT today…
David Ulevitch will be presenting OpenDNS as part of STIRR 1.5 on Wednesday, August 9. He has 60 seconds to describe what we do. If there’s a recording/podcast, we’ll link to it.
Sorry… the event is invitation only, in Palo…
