Unregistered local domain yet internet access?

[Michael Voight]

Ed Gerck wrote:
> 
> Michael Voight wrote:
> 
> > Barry Margolin wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <37704B53.B47D3C25 at mediaone.net>,
> > > Michael C. Cambria <cambria at mediaone.net> wrote:
> > > >My cable provider will not let me register a domain name (at least not
> > > >yet.)  Is it possible to use an unregistered domain for internal
> > > >connections (e.g. local web access, inter LAN email) yet also allow
> > > >systems on the LAN go to the cable DNS server for non-local names?
> > > >(Preferably running BIND on one machine)
> > >
> > > Why do you need to go to the cable DNS server?  If you run BIND on your
> > > machine it can go to the root DNS servers all by itself.  But if you really
> > > want to go to the cable DNS server, use the "forwarders" option in your
> > > named configuration.
> > >
> >
> > Many ISP's require forwarding to their DNS server and will NOT allow
> > direct access to root because it increases traffic.
> 
> Michael:
> 
> Since my resolver can be set to *any* DNS server that I  want, I fail to see how
> an ISP could "NOT allow direct access to root".   I just have to find a DNS server
> that accepts recursion -- which can also be mine own trusted DNS server.
> 

ISP's can block DNS requests through routing Access Control Lists. 

Michael