[tor-relays] How helpful is it to run your own DNS server?

[nusenu]

> I have seen mentions on this list of people using  pi-hole and
> unbound DNS servers in their setups, and I wondered if others had
> considered opinions as to the usefulness of doing this.  Pi-hole's
> biggest feature seems to be their filter lists to block extra/evil
> DNS queries, while Unbound seems to feature caching and validating
> functions.  I would think that a DNS cache that kept queries for a
> long time would certainly keep most of your queries out of an ISP's
> DNS logs.  Or are there DNS providers that are relatively immune to
> their logs being requited by others?

I believe it is beneficial to run caching and validating resolver directly 
on tor exit relays, but please do not interfere with DNS resolution
by using DNS blacklists.

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