[91212] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sitefinder II, the sequel...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Mon Jul 10 09:52:57 2006
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Cc: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:52:20 -0400
To: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Jul 10, 2006, at 9:44 AM, Gerry Boudreaux wrote:
>
> It is not VeriSign this time.
>
> For those who have not yet seen this:
>
> http://www.opendns.com/
>
> They will 'correct' your spelling mistakes for you.
>
> From their FAQ:
> --------------
> Why is OpenDNS smarter?
>
> We fix typos in the URLs you enter whenever we can. For example, if
> you're using OpenDNS craigslist.og will lead directly to
> craigslist.org.If we're not sure what to do with an error, we
> provide search results for you to choose from.
>
> How does OpenDNS make money?
>
> OpenDNS makes money by offering clearly labeled advertisements
> alongside search results on error pages. OpenDNS will provide
> additional services on top of its enhanced DNS service.
This is nothing like Verisign's SiteFinder service.
OpenDNS is a product a customer -chooses- to use. There really is no
comparison.
--
TTFN,
patrick
