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Google launches Public DNS
I am a big fan of OpenDNS due to its robustness and filtering, i use it everywhere, home, office, wherever i go. Today i came across this which tells that Google has launched its own free global DNS resolution service. I still have to look deep into it but so far seems something worth a try…
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