As it happens, The Register has an article today on Verizon's DNS hijacking, which is being promoted as a service to help people who mis-type URLs into their browsers. See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/verizon_highjacks_web_browsers_on_fios/ There is a link provided to a Verizon page that will allow you to opt out of what Verizon calls "DNS Assistance" (Verizon's PR department would certainly give George Orwell a run for the money): http://netservices.verizon.net/portal/link/help/item?case=dns_assist&partner=verizon&product=fios or try: http://tinyurl.com/33ju2w The information is provided as step by step instructions for specific routers that Verizon provides FIOS customers, but it is easy enough to get what you need to know out of that. Jan Werner _____________ ussailis at shaysnet.com wrote: > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hey, I have just seen that, and does it %^&*me off!! > > I have thought of writing to Mr. Big at Verizon. No sense calling, those > folks don't speak very much English...Once I asked about the weather in > Mumbi (sp?). I put the person off-guard, and was told the weather there! > > What can be done about it? I receive enough ads. Does Comcast do the same > thing? > > Jim Ussailis > > > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Charles Uchu Strader charles at gaiahost.coop > Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:09:17 -0500 > To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Web URL hijack > > > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I wonder if your URL hijack issue has to do with Verizon's new "service": > > Verizon Overrides Internet Searches With Its Own Results > Web search "tinkering" raises net neutrality concerns > > by Martin H. Bosworth > ConsumerAffairs.Com > > November 3, 2007 > > Subscribers to Verizon's high-powered fiber-optic Internet service > (FiOS) are reporting that when they mistype a Web site address, they get > redirected to Verizon's own search engine page -- even if they don't > have Verizon's search page set as their default... > > link: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/verizon_search.html > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > >