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On 17 May 2012 13:42, Michael Haffely <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I don't think it is user share so much as fundamental problems with Alternate DNS systems. 

it is. Unless its run by political (or alike) reazons, its a business
 
How easy is it to block alternate DNS by governmental, law, or other agencies or actors?  Unlike the existing DNS system, it is quite trivial to flatten an entire alternate DNS and have no appreciable impact to the Internet.

in the Internet its as easy to block as it is to circumvent
 
How does it work at sites that block outbound DNS requests at the edge?

circumvent, use DNS apps, for instance, use proxies, whatever...
 
Are you and all those you want to access these resources technical enough to configure all your phones, computers, etc. to implement alternate DNS for all networks?

No one needs to be technical enough, only to run a script and its done.
 
Why trust an alternate DNS?

why not?