[COLUG] Roadrunner DNS Failure Redirects to ww23.rr.comsearch/advertising

Warner Moore wmoore at 2co.com
Fri Mar 7 15:52:16 EST 2008


> -----Original Message-----
> From: colug432-bounces at colug.net 
> [mailto:colug432-bounces at colug.net] On Behalf Of jep200404
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:47 PM
> To: Central OH Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [COLUG] Roadrunner DNS Failure Redirects to 
> ww23.rr.comsearch/advertising
> 
<snip>
> The "Sponsored Results" are advertising. 
> 
> Roadrunner has a nifty business model. 
> Broken DNS servers generate advertising revenue. 

	Often these DNS queries are harvested, where they sell the lists to
domain squatters.  This has been reported upon recently, couldn't find the
URL to reference quickly.



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