Has anyone used OpenDNS??

[Chrissy Poo]

Originally Posted by websitehandyman

I've been using it for years, I set in in my cable modem because virgin's DNS is shite.

You can cusommise your error page too and scare the hell out the kids :-)

O2's DNS is also not too good. Set mine up on the o2 router I had to use Telnet which was interesting

[Chrissy Poo]

Originally Posted by Seb

I use it too. Only annoying thing is typing something in the address bar brings up a search page, rather than jumping to the most relevant webpage.

Yeah I was wondering if I used the cheap paid version you could get rid of that search page or choose your own page to go to

[websitehandyman]

Originally Posted by Seb

I use it too. Only annoying thing is typing something in the address bar brings up a search page, rather than jumping to the most relevant webpage.

Then you should have the buttom ;-)

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[ChemicalKicks]

haha I've become paranoid.

On the back of recent file sharing news I've stopped using torrents.

Exclusively switched to Usenet

Set all my email to use SSL including the forum email lol

Switched to using OpenDNS - doing it at the router end so all PC's connected are covered though

[Chrissy Poo]

Originally Posted by ChemicalKicks

haha I've become paranoid.

On the back of recent file sharing news I've stopped using torrents.

Exclusively switched to Usenet

Set all my email to use SSL including the forum email lol

Switched to using OpenDNS - doing it at the router end so all PC's connected are covered though

Yeah setup OpenDNS through my router.


Whats the settings to make my Vidahost Emails run through SSL?

[ChemicalKicks]

Originally Posted by Chrissy Poo

Yeah setup OpenDNS through my router.


Whats the settings to make my Vidahost Emails run through SSL?

If you look in your cPanel where your email are set up it gives settings but they're not entirely correct, give me a minute and I'll screen shot some stuff for you

[Chrissy Poo]

Cheers Mate

[ChemicalKicks]

You get all the server details from the email bit, but the ports they suggested wouldn't work for me so these are the settings I used. Also make sure you check the SSL box for incoming and select SSL for outgoing as I have in the picture. Maybe Seb or Dom and confirm the ports I'm using are ok too

[ChemicalKicks]

Originally Posted by Chrissy Poo

Cheers Mate

Just about to head off to bed mate but I'll be back on tomorrow if you still need a hand

[Chrissy Poo]

Originally Posted by ChemicalKicks

Just about to head off to bed mate but I'll be back on tomorrow if you still need a hand

Cheers mate seems to be working fine. The Accounts were already setup in outlook so just changed the ports to the same as yours and ticked the box/changed dropdown and all seems good