sf.net: host not found

[Zhang Weiwu]

Shantanoo wrote:

>+++ Zhang Weiwu [freebsd] [30-03-04 16:29 +0800]:
>| 
>| Hello. It has been three days since I cannot access sourceforge.net, using 
>| many different Chinese dns server:
>| 
>| zhangweiwu at thinkpad:~>host sf.net
>| Host not found, try again.
>| zhangweiwu at thinkpad:~>host sourceforge.net
>| Host not found, try again.
>| 
>| It behave like the last year's Google being blocked in China. But I don't 
>| know sourceforge has anything to do with political stuff. 
>| 
>| Can anyone tell me sourceforge's ip address? Or better tell me a 
>| world-accessible dns server, that I can help myself with such things.
>| 
>| If it is truly blocked, then it is no use to have IP address. But I'll have 
>| a try.
>| 
>| Thank you.
>
>As you are using FreeBSD, why not have your own caching name server?
>Method:
>
>1. set your hostname
>    hostname="test.tld"
>    in your /etc/rc.conf
>2. cd /etc/namedb
>3. sh make-localhost
>4. start named.
>    add following line in /etc/rc.conf
>    named_enable="YES"
>
>to test
>
>dig -x 127.0.0.1
>  
>

That does not solve my problem. Perhaps I'm not clear. The situation is 
my ISP's dns server cannot return IP address for *.sourceforge.net, 
*.slashdot.org. Other local ISP's dns server cannot return IP address 
for *.sourceforge.net & *.slashdot.org.

zhangweiwu at thinkpad:~>dig @210.34.0.14 sourceforge.net
 
; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @210.34.0.14 sourceforge.net
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; res_nsend: Operation timed out
Exit 9

I talked about it on local forums and happen to find most Chinese dns 
servers behave the same. If you heard of the last year's Chinese 
political event of blocking google access from non-experts, you know 
what I'm talking about. This time it seems sourceforge and slashdot are 
blocked. The best solution to me perhaps is to find a free-accessible 
dns server. I happen to find one on local forums: 69.67.108.10 is 
working for me.