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How can I store DNS cache in case the DNS server goes down?

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Mar 15, 20261541 views
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I'm using OpenDNS's DNS servers. Today, it went down for half an hour. I'm wondering if I can store a cached copy of the DNS records of the websites that I visit often. Google Chrome does this automatically. I was still able to use a few sites for a few minutes after OpenDNS went down, but Chrome o…

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Of course you can. In fact, you should. We're not in the 1990s world of DOS and DOS-Windows 9x any more. Most people nowadays are running protected mode multitasking operating systems that are fully capable of running a proper DNS proxy server. Ever…

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