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		slig on Sept 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Use different DNS servers for specific domains You have to log in and they associate your IP with your paying account. So they only accept requests from known IPs.

adrr on Sept 16, 2013 [–]

Its a DNS server, it doesn't change your IP. Only changes the IP for the hostname that you lookup.

slig on Sept 16, 2013 | [–]

I wasn't clear. The service knows your IP and then can resolve DNS queries for you.

If your IP isn't in their system, they can ignore it. That prevents non-paying users from using the service.

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