A real DNS server is one that works exactly as the DNS server standard intended. It queries the real root name servers to start any queries and nobody is messing around with the logic in it to ignore specific domains. It also does not query any of the "competitive TLD servers" that are run by people who are mad that they could not buy "mcdonalds.com" or "cocacola.com" and want to setup weird TLD's like .food, .drink, .tech and so on.
Typically these are run by ISPs and only accept queries from downstream customers. You CAN host your own - however you need a static IP address for starters, unless it's a caching DNS server. Ted -----Original Message----- From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Richard Owlett Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2026 8:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PLUG] Identifying "real DNS servers"??? Re: How to whitelist web site URL On 08/09/2026 07:16 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Probably the number 1 thing is to use real DNS servers not opendns or > some other advertising research DNS server that collects all of the > names of places you want to go to and packages it up for sale to the > highest bidder under the guise of "protecting you" [ *SNIP* ] I've been casually following this thread. Just how do I identify a "real DNS server"? I deal with the underlying problem you seem to be addressing by surfing with JavaScript and *ALL* cookies disabled.
