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<code>sainternet.xyz</code>.<ul><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#yourispisokwiththis class=embiggen>Your ISP Is OK with This?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#whatswithalltherainbows class=embiggen>What’s with All the Rainbows?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#isdnssainternetxyzlegal class=embiggen>Is dns.sainternet.xyz Legal?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#doesdnssainternetxyzhaveanapi class=embiggen>Does dns.sainternet.xyz Have an API?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#whydoesntthepwaversioneverchange class=embiggen>Why Doesn’t the PWA Version Ever Change?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#whowhatwhenwhereandwhy class=embiggen>Who, What, When, Where and Why?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#howmuch class=embiggen>How Much?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#howdoessainternetmakemoney class=embiggen>How Does Sainternet Make Money?</a><li><a href=frequentlyaskedquestions.html#sowhofundssainternet class=embiggen>So, Who Funds Sainternet?</a></ul></div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=yourispisokwiththis><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>Your ISP Is OK with This?</h3><p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">This Is Residential, Right?<p>Yes.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">How Is Your ISP Possibly OK with This?<p>I honestly have no idea.<p>Historically my ISP has been quite progressive, and they have also been willing to work with me. My suspicion is that they're not so much "OK" with the <code>dns.sainternet.xyz</code> research resolver, as they are "not, <i>not</i> OK" with it. They have every opportunity to stop me.<p>Time will tell.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=whatswithalltherainbows><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>What’s with All the Rainbows?</h3><p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">People Actually Ask This Question?<p>Yes.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Lots of Your Projects Seem to Incorporate Rainbow Schemes, What Gives?<p>I like rainbows.<p>Who doesn't like rainbows?<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">This Whole Site Is a Rainbow, Is It Some Kind of LGBTQIA+ Thing?<p>Would that matter?<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Are You Some Kind of LGBTQIA+ Person?<p>Would <i>that</i> matter?<p>Also, yes.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">It Does Matter<p>That's not a question.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">I Don't Like It<p>That's not a question either.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">I Don’t Like It, but in the Form of a Question?<p>I don't care.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Could You Maybe Tone It down a Bit?<p class="embiggen party-time"id=rainbow-no>No.<p class="mdl-tooltip mdl-tooltip--top"for=rainbow-no>You can't tell me what to do.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=isdnssainternetxyzlegal><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>Is dns.sainternet.xyz Legal?</h3><p>Yes.<p>I am not aware of any locality in which resolving a domain to an IP using publicly accessible root and authoritative DNS servers is a crime.<p>I am also not aware of any locality in which it is a crime to supply <code>NXDOMAIN</code> responses for arbitrary domains for any given reason.<p>Content hosted at a given IP may however be illegal and use of <code>dns.sainternet.xyz</code> does not shield you from liability. This service processes DNS requests and DNS requests alone, it is not a proxy and will not obscure your browsing habits from anyone with access to your data stream.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=doesdnssainternetxyzhaveanapi><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>Does dns.sainternet.xyz Have an API?</h3><p>No.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=whydoesntthepwaversioneverchange><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>Why Doesn’t the PWA Version Ever Change?</h3><p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">In Short<p>It be how it do.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Not So Short<p>Progressive Web Application versioning is difficult, and unpredictable. PWA versioning is not tied in any meaningful way to either the application service worker or manifest.<p>Typically one of the main points in deploying a service worker in the first place (other than managing offline) is to have a largely static core, and assets that can be updated dynamically.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=whowhatwhenwhereandwhy><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>Who, What,<br>When, Where and Why?</h3><p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Who?</p>Sainternet is chiefly managed by myself, saint (aka. Hayden Pearce), but would not be possible without contributions from my Chief Analyst/Technician (CAT) Tiggy, and the invaluable oversight of my Knowledge/Information Technologist in charge of Testing Immersive Experiences (KITTIE), Willow.<p><p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">What?<p>As mentioned, Sainternet is a set of validating, recursive, caching, mostly specification compliant, filtered DNS servers with a zero logging policy.<p>Notes:<ol><li>What "mostly specification compliant" means is that relevant specifications are adhered to provided they don't provide a net negative experience for other Sainternet DNS users and/or the Internet at large<br>Examples of this include but are not limited to: Denial of the request type "ANY", refusing very large/oversize but otherwise valid payloads, selective rate limiting/introducing progressive jitter, etc.<li>Here "zero logging policy" refers to a self enforced policy whereby any/all logging of relevant services (those involved with processing some or all of a Sainternet DNS query and its response) are either disabled entirely, or set to their minimum possible verbosity and redirected to "/dev/null"</ol><p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">When?<p>Sainternet research resolvers or their spiritual ancestors have been operating in some capacity or other since 2016.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Where?<p>Sainternet is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.<p class="embiggen sainternet-subheader-centered">Why?<p>Mostly because I can.<p>To better educate myself in the deployment, management and development of related technologies, while hopefully providing a better domain name resolution experience along the way.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=howmuch><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>How Much?</h3><p>Nothing.<p>Sainternet services are provided free to all.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=howdoessainternetmakemoney><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>How Does Sainternet Make Money?</h3><p>It doesn't.</div></div><div class="mdl-grid sainternet-container"id=sowhofundssainternet><div class="mdl-cell mdl-cell--2-col mdl-cell--hide-phone mdl-cell--hide-tablet"></div><div class="mdl-cell content enlift mdl-cell--8-col mdl-shadow--2dp sainternet-content"><h3 class=embiggen>So, Who Funds Sainternet?</h3><p>I do.<p>Sainternet requires very little additional overhead outside of my own network requirements, and its continued development is somewhat of a hobby for me.</div></div></main><footer class="mdl-mini-footer sainternet-footer"><div class=mdl-mini-footer--left-section><ul class=mdl-mini-footer--link-list><li><a href=mailto:saint@sainternet.xyz aria-label="Email Button"id=icon-email rel="noopener noreferrer"target=_blank><icon class="enlift material-icons">email</icon></a><a href=# class="mdl-tooltip mdl-tooltip--top"for=icon-email>Email</a><li><a href=https://discord.gg/NC7taVyn aria-label="Discord Button"id=icon-discord><icon class="enlift fa-brands fa-discord"></icon></a><a href=# class="mdl-tooltip mdl-tooltip--top"for=icon-discord>Discord</a><li><a href=https://github.com/saint-lascivious aria-label="GitHub Button"id=icon-github><icon class="enlift fa-brands fa-github"></icon></a><a href=# class="mdl-tooltip mdl-tooltip--top"for=icon-github>GitHub</a><li><a href=https://www.reddit.com/user/saint-lascivious aria-label="Reddit Button"id=icon-reddit><icon class="enlift fa-brands fa-reddit"></icon></a><a href=# class="mdl-tooltip mdl-tooltip--top"for=icon-reddit>Reddit</a></ul></div></footer><a href=index.html class="enlift mdl-shadow--2dp mdl-button mdl-button--fab mdl-color--accent mdl-color-text--accent-contrast mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect"aria-label="Home Page"id=button_home><icon class=material-icons>home</icon></a><a href=# class="mdl-tooltip mdl-tooltip--left"for=button_home>Back to Home page.</a></div>