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On 2019-03-22 04:34, jw AT plews.org.uk wrote:
> On Monday, 18 March 2019 23:36:54 GMT craig mcgee wrote:
>
> >  I'm pretty technical, but no good at all with programming,
> > but have a super fast internet connection, virgin media 350mbps, so 
> > well
> > able to handle a dns resolver if someone would help me set it up?
>
> This wouldn't work because you connection's IP address changes and the
> majority of DNS settings use IP addresses.
>
> You would be able to get quite far with a VPS which costs about £3 / €3 
> per
> month.
>
>
> On Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:45:24 GMT craig mcgee wrote:
>
> > thinking about a system for none opennic users to access opennic 
> > domains
> > something like
> > domainname.tld.opennic.org
> > has this already been done or is there a reason why it hasnt?
>
> One issue is that every site would need to add 
> domainname.tld.opennic.org to
> their hosting setup, so you would still need site operators to opt-in 
> by
> adding configuration, and most people in this space will have their own 
> ICANN
> domains too.
>
> http://proxy.opennicproject.org exists to help people view opennic 
> domains
> without needing to set up DNS.
>
> In terms of ease of use devices like a Pi Hole (which is mainly a 
> network ad
> blocker) are the way to go, or one of my own projects is a router pre
> configured to use a VPN service, so you would connect to this device's 
> wifi
> instead of your ISPs, but I need a job to pay for my hobbies so it's 
> all
> paused.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
>
>
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> This wouldn't work because you connection's IP address changes and the
> majority of DNS settings use IP addresses.

That isn't necessarily true, in fact I *think* it's fairly unlikely. In 
my experience and from what I've read, most ISP's don't really do 
dynamic IP's for individuals any more. My IP doesn't change unless my 
router MAC changes, or when I change hardware. I think static IP's have 
a lot of benefits for surveillance and consumer tracking (unfortunately) 
that have made them much more common. Sucks for privacy, but IF that is 
the case for Craig, dynamic IP's aren't a hinderance.