I've never used Adhole but thank you, maintainers of adhole, for holding out this long. I hope you move on to more fulfilling, rewarding and thankful endeavours.
Adhole.org is shutting down
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#12> ...grew out to become a worldwide multi-node adblocking DNS network with thousands of concurrent users around the globe… but that also meant more server load, which meant upgrading servers, more incident (reports) and as such more work. In other words; the project has become a victim of its own success. Isn't this a problem that most hobbyist projects that get big have to deal with in some capacity? To me it seems…
Yes, but there seem to be plenty of competition in this space. Entering into that pool probably didn't look attractive.
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#13>Since the endpoints even made it into XDA articles, I will make sure to keep the domain registered and under my control for the next year, to prevent adhole.org from being abused by DNS hijackers/spoofers.
Nobody else then me that thinks that 1 year is too soon here? Cost of domain renewal is very little.
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#14>Since the endpoints even made it into XDA articles, I will make sure to keep the domain registered and under my control for the next year, to prevent adhole.org from being abused by DNS hijackers/spoofers. Nobody else then me that thinks that 1 year is too soon here? Cost of domain renewal is very little.
Actually : it's a really nice move to keep this domain up and under control for one year! Moreover, I guess that people relying on this service will soon start to see the errors, go to the website, understand the situation and move on... so 1 year is quite enough I think. It's not like it was a service people use once a year...
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, I think it's a problem of over-engineering and subsequently ending up with fragile systems. If the author had a service that didn't take up much time for them to maintain because of the various problems that appeared, they probably wouldn't close down the project. One case worth mentioning: The Pirate Bay. One the of the largest websites in the world (or was at least), with the least amount of technical focus. Th…
> If the author had a service that didn't take up much time for them to maintain because of the various problems that appeared, they probably wouldn't close down the project. Is this even possible in our modern day world, where there are constantly breaking updates and security risks that need fixes (look at the recent log4j debacle, for example)? Because while sites like TPB and even HN don't outwardly change often…
That really depends on your stack. A plain LTS Linux distro + bind9 + zonefile formatted blocking data + security auto updates is pretty hands off to me.
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#16First I’m hearing of this. Was there revenue associated with this? We’re people even able to subscribe to it? It’s definitely an established business with other similar services. It’s possible to ask for funds here.
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#17>Since the endpoints even made it into XDA articles, I will make sure to keep the domain registered and under my control for the next year, to prevent adhole.org from being abused by DNS hijackers/spoofers. Nobody else then me that thinks that 1 year is too soon here? Cost of domain renewal is very little.
Actually : it's a really nice move to keep this domain up and under control for one year! Moreover, I guess that people relying on this service will soon start to see the errors, go to the website, understand the situation and move on... so 1 year is quite enough I think. It's not like it was a service people use once a year...
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#18> ...grew out to become a worldwide multi-node adblocking DNS network with thousands of concurrent users around the globe… but that also meant more server load, which meant upgrading servers, more incident (reports) and as such more work. In other words; the project has become a victim of its own success. Isn't this a problem that most hobbyist projects that get big have to deal with in some capacity? To me it seems…
What company would associate itself with blocking advertising? Worse it could end up like AdBlock plus.
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#19nextdns.io seems to be similar and I recommend it
I pay for NextDNS since the day they started taking payments. Great service, never had any issues.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
> If the author had a service that didn't take up much time for them to maintain because of the various problems that appeared, they probably wouldn't close down the project. Is this even possible in our modern day world, where there are constantly breaking updates and security risks that need fixes (look at the recent log4j debacle, for example)? Because while sites like TPB and even HN don't outwardly change often…
That really depends on your stack. A plain LTS Linux distro + bind9 + zonefile formatted blocking data + security auto updates is pretty hands off to me.
That's funny, because it's not unheard of for even simple unattended updates to break something, for example: https://blog.kronis.dev/everything%20is%20broken/debian-and-...
(the tone of that blog post of mine is a bit vitriolic and the advice isn't exactly serious, but the fact of the matter is that sooner or later things will break)