Comments on: Paul Vixie's firsthand account of the takedown of DNS Changer http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/paul-vixies-firsthand-accoun.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 00:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/paul-vixies-firsthand-accoun.html#comment-1383459 Kimmo Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151900#comment-1383459 Perhaps somebody would care to actually explain what the problem is? Beyond just making "using ISC's replacement DNS servers" sound like a bad thing? We're not <i>all</i> au fait with the entire digital landscape. I can begin to guess why being hooked up to a dodgy domain name server would be bad, but would an example or two be too much to ask? Perhaps part of the problem might be a failure to communicate the nature of the issue. Certainly seems the case with Cory's post here. Perhaps somebody would care to actually explain what the problem is?

Beyond just making “using ISC’s replacement DNS servers” sound like a bad thing?

We’re not all au fait with the entire digital landscape. I can begin to guess why being hooked up to a dodgy domain name server would be bad, but would an example or two be too much to ask?

Perhaps part of the problem might be a failure to communicate the nature of the issue. Certainly seems the case with Cory’s post here.

]]> By: blissfulight http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/paul-vixies-firsthand-accoun.html#comment-1383089 blissfulight Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151900#comment-1383089 Just pull the plug.  They'll want to fix it as soon as it stops working.  They can pick up the phone and call the tech guy, if they're too lazy or stupid to do it themselves.   Just pull the plug.  They’ll want to fix it as soon as it stops working.  They can pick up the phone and call the tech guy, if they’re too lazy or stupid to do it themselves.  

]]> By: Matt Blank http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/paul-vixies-firsthand-accoun.html#comment-1382852 Matt Blank Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151900#comment-1382852 These DNS servers should resolve every single query to a page that tells them whats wrong, how to fix it. That'll get people off their butts. These DNS servers should resolve every single query to a page that tells them whats wrong, how to fix it. That’ll get people off their butts.

]]> By: Todd Knarr http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/paul-vixies-firsthand-accoun.html#comment-1382670 Todd Knarr Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151900#comment-1382670 A lot of users just won't believe there's a problem as long as things even vaguely work. They'll go "If I need to fix it, why is everything working fine?". The only way to get their attention at all is to make things stop "working fine". By now all the owners of all the infected machines should've been informed, if their ISPs are in the loop on this. Pull the plug, shut the replacement DNS down and don't let them ignore the problem any longer. "Evolution stopped when stupidity stopped being painful." It may not be technically accurate, but the sentiment behind it's undeniably true. A lot of users just won’t believe there’s a problem as long as things even vaguely work. They’ll go “If I need to fix it, why is everything working fine?”. The only way to get their attention at all is to make things stop “working fine”. By now all the owners of all the infected machines should’ve been informed, if their ISPs are in the loop on this. Pull the plug, shut the replacement DNS down and don’t let them ignore the problem any longer.

“Evolution stopped when stupidity stopped being painful.” It may not be technically accurate, but the sentiment behind it’s undeniably true.

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