On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 05:43:19PM -0600, Paul wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 2:46 PM John Osmon <josmon@rigozsaurus.com> wrote:

>

> > [... run your own resolver ...]

> >

> > On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 02:16:14PM -0600, Paul wrote:

> > > Sure, but you're still going to need to use an upstream DNS provider.

> >

> > No you don't.  You just need Internet access and an updated

> > hints file so you can find the root servers.

> >

> > One of the purposes of the DNS is to be self-sufficient.

>

> You're absolutely right. I was thinking of a solution like a Pi-hole. You

> could run your own without an upstream provider and just ne keep the hints

> file updated. Now I kinda want to do that.





I want you to also!  If you run into problems, I'm happy to help.



We need more people conversant with DNS!







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