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by kukla » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:30 pm
I've read through that twitter conversation any number of times, but I'm only more confused. To the extent that I am able, I've tried checking out the references there to simple DNSCrypt and dnscrypt-proxy v2, among other things, which, at least to my uneducated eye, doesn't look like either can be installed in my Asus Tomato router, but which he might be saying are a needed replacement. Not sure of this, but they would seem to be appropriate for a client (Windows), not a router.
What should the takeaway be from the fact that his site, twitter account, and github are being neglected? Does this necessarily mean that the service itself, still working for me, is potentially compromised, unsafe (re. privacy or security) neglected in any way? An imperfect analogy: If someone allows thick weeds to grow on their overgrown front lawn, can one necessarily conclude that the interior of their house is also being neglected, in disrepair?
Still not understanding what the reference to "just a bandaid" is (btw, not seeing that part of the conversation in that twitter link you gave, even while logged in.) Unless I'm missing something, he doesn't appear to go into any detail there--I'm probably not seeing the full conversation. Can you say what you make of that? Does he mean that the version of DNSCrypt.eu which I'm currently using is "just a bandaid?" Or is he saying that fixing the links at his site that give 404s would just be a bandaid? (and wouldn't that mean that fixing those links would have no impact on the DNS service itself, that his site needs more than just those links being updated or removed?)
None of this is meant in the least to be argumentative, only asking for some advice. As you brought it up in the first place, and now that I'm a bit worried, I only want to know whether you think it's a good or bad bet to continue using his DNS resolver.
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