Alan,
    It's not actually a DNS issue, it's a case of EV1 (the host for
PLUG) using a self-developed firewall solution (they boast about it on
their site quite a bit).  Their solution does a LOT if IP blocking, and
it seems to include a large percentage of broadband IP's, probably
because those IP's occasionally rotate, and over 2/3 of the home
broadband users are now DDOS/SPAM zombies, so chances are that, even if
your system is secure, the previous user of your IP address got it
blocked due to acting as a DDOS/SPAM Zombie.

Alan Dayley wrote:

>This was dicussed in the recent past and is now coming to a head again. 
>Evidently some people have problems getting to the PLUG website.  It
>usually manifests as DNS failures (ie. "host not found") or timeouts. 
>Previous discussions have pointed to a problem with a particular section
>of the Cox network which would mean that those with the problem are
>probably all using Cox connections.
>
>We need to get a handle on this and figure out what, if anything, can be
>done about it.  Please, let's discuss some data points.  If you have
>problems reaching the PLUG website, http://plug.phoenix.az.us, please
>report the following:
>
>What error do you get or what is the failure mode?
>
>Who is your ISP?
>
>How do you connect to the internet?
>
>Is the problem consistent or intermittant?
>
>Please add to this if I am asking the wrong or not enough questions.  We
>want everyone to be able to reach the site.
>
>Alan
>
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