January 2007 Blog Posts

Newsforge: OpenDNS is faster in India

A standardized speed test for OpenDNS would be difficult since physical locations, ISPs and other setup factors vary. That’s why we value independent speed testing of OpenDNS so much.

Mayank Sharma of Newsforge, the online…

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OpenDNS buttons? Sweet!

Since we launched last year, many of you have asked us to provide official graphics (banners, icons, and buttons) to display on your own sites as a way to promote and endorse OpenDNS. We’re lucky to have such enthusiastic fans,…

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Typo correction and URIBLs... like peanut butter and chocolate

OpenDNS’s typo correction feature helps smooth one of the Internet’s daily annoyances. But for URIBLs (a kind of blacklist used by mail servers), typo correction has always been a deal breaker.

No longer!

Back in August 2006, we…

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Everyone uses OpenDNS

Ok. Maybe not everyone, yet. But check out our newly added success stories and see the wide array of businesses who’ve turned us on.

There’s Duarte Design, a Mountain View, CA-based creative agency that has testimonials from a…

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What are you waiting for? Use OpenDNS at work

If you noticed some changes to the Web site today, thanks for paying attention. :)

We’ve talked about how people use OpenDNS at home, but lots of people use OpenDNS at work too. We wanted to create a place on the site to talk…

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OpenDNS for iPhone...it will happen

Like the rest of the world, we noted with interest the announcement of the iPhone at yesterday’s Macworld keynote.

By “noted with interest” I really mean “we all are crushed it’s not available yet.” :-)

As soon as the device is…

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Lycos and Hotwired experiencing DNS problems

An hour ago, one of our customers asked why they couldn’t get to Lycos.com to check their email. I checked www.lycos.com, lycos.com, and hotwired.com with OpenDNS CacheCheck, and confirmed that the nameservers at Lycos are timing…

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