sf.net: host not found

[Shantanoo]

+++ Zhang Weiwu [31-03-04 17:19 +0800]:
| 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.

I told you how to setup your _own_ _DNS_ server. You won't need to
use other DNS server.

Shantanoo