what if you don't want HTTP? (Score 1)

I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and some ISPs here also hijack failed DNS queries. The main problem with that behaviour is that not all internet traffic is HTTP. For example, if you are trying an SSH connection and you input an invalid domain, you don't get the "no dns entry" response, but a valid IP address - which is not the one you're looking for, and that probably won't accept your connection. You won't get a "no dns entry" error, but a "server actively refused the connection", which is incorrect and might cause you to lose an hour or two trying to figure out what is wrong: a simple misspell. Or even worse: the server might even accept your connection and give you an authentication error. Internet service protocols exist for a reason. Simply ignoring them to "help users" will actually do much more harm than good.