Makes sense, Quad9 is really good!
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Yeah, I ain't mad at it. Especially with the dubious stuff an exec at mullvad did. Quad9 is my default anyway, but I did use the mullvad dns here and there.
Fuck Mullvad
I've been recommending Mullvad DNS for its adblock functionality. Quad9 does not provide this.
I am now seeking recommendations for an equivalent I can recommend to friends and family for use on devices that do not easily support system-wide adblocking.
Hosting your own DNS resolver is quite simple. Suggest trying PiHole.
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Works great on my phone. Thinking of enabling it on my desktop, too, but I'm not too bothered there, using uBlock Origin. 👍
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Funny, I've been having a lot of problems with Mullvad DNS so I just switched to Quad9.
i just bought myself a one month credit today... damn, i definitely should've done more research. can anyone recommend a VPN that isn't fascistic?
I use Quad9 where I can, but admittedly also have some reliability issues. Their local PoP will drop all requests for a couple minutes at least a few times a week. It's a shame since it's the closest/best recursive resolver otherwise. CloudFlare is similarly close, but they don't support EDNS, so I've had problems because of that.
Been using next DNS free DNS. They get overloaded sometimes but usually work fine.
Can someone tell me whats wrong with Quad9? I've never used or heard of that.
There's nothing wrong with quad9. They're a good privacy dns that blocks phishing and malware. Adguard dns though, also blocks ads and tracking so I would recommend that as well
They’re fine as long as you don’t mind the illuminati providing your dns and blocklist /s (?): https://www.techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity/security-alliance-launches-dns-resolver
Oh wow it's the city
Ah well, unbound prepared for the toggle.
# Mullvad No-Filter DoT
forward-addr: 194.242.2.3@853#dns.mullvad.net
# AdGuard Default Ad-Blocking DoT
forward-addr: 94.140.14.14@853#dns.adguard-dns.com
#Quad9 DoT
#forward-addr: 9.9.9.9@853#dns9.quad9.net
#Quad9 no threatblocker DoT
#forward-addr: 9.9.9.10@853#dns10.quad9.netAny alternatives that have ad/malware/tracker blocking features for mobile? I switched back to ControlD after hearing this, but they do not have mobile profiles for their DNS.
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