Fair statements all. You've convinced me to switch. I'll just renew with 1and1 and go from there.
xname was just easy and fast, so I stuck with it. You're probably right that I've outgrown it. Thanks. Kev. On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:48, Niels Voll wrote: > Hi Kev, > I've been a long term user of ZoneEdit, too (over 3 years). It is free > for the first few domains and very inexpensive after that. Their servers > are geographically distributed, so that a rather large regional network > outage doesn't kill your DNS service. And if you run your own DNS, you > could use them as your backup (secondary) DNS. > > More recently, I have additionally been using 1and1.com for domain > registrations and DNS services. If you use them as registrar (USD > 5.99/year for .com .net .org .us .info .name) then DNS management is > thrown in for free (in addition to a few other niceties). So that is a > rather good deal. > > More generically speaking, if you want to google for DNS services, use > the search term "Dynamic DNS". This will get you to most specialized DNS > providers. > > There are quite a number of other dynamic dns providers - for example, > the IPCop firewall has builtin support for (alphabetically sorted) > > dhs.org > dyndns.org > dyndns-custom > dyndns-static > dyns.cx > easydns.com > freedns-afraid.org > hn.org > no-ip.com > nsupdate > ovh.com > regfish.com > selfhost.de > zoneedit.com > > Even if you have static IP addresses for your domains, and/or don't use > IPCop, the above list represents a certain vote of confidence by a > rather large community. > > Another thing - make sure you have access to managing TXT records, if > you need to manage email (MX) DNS resolution for your domains. You need > to create TXT records to participate in the SPF spam fighting mechanism > (topic for another day). > > Quite honestly, personally I would probably not use xname.org - it seems > just a bit amateurish. One red flag for me immediately was the use of > self signed SSL certificates for their DNS administration (according to > their FAQ). In addition, I couldn't find much comforting data on their > website about how many DNS servers they had and how geographically > distributed they were. And there was an odd statement about the time > zone of the DNS administration being GMT+2, but everything else suggests > that they are located in France, which is GMT+1. The list of > contributors is mostly individuals, rather than companies. So depending > on the overall professional requirements of the domains you are managing > (or your own professional image), you may want to go with someone a bit > more professional than xname.org. > > ...Niels > > Gary Compagnon wrote: > >Hi Kevin, > > > >Have you looked into www.ZoneEdit.com? > > > >I've been using them for over 3 years and they are very solid and priced > >reasonably. > > > >Gary > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >Behalf Of Kevin Anderson > >Sent: January 15, 2005 8:26 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; CLUG General > >Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Does anyone know... > > > >Nope. All I'm after is a guesstimate on how much I could donate to help > >cover > >some broadband costs. We are getting screwed for DNS hosting here in > >Calgary > >(~$150/yr), and so I'm looking to use xname.org. They ask for a > >donation for > >corporate use, and I'm good with that. With a dozen domain names > >registered, > >it only makes sense to give 'em the donation. Even at $20/month (their > >top > >suggested donation), it's a good deal for everyone. > > > >This just covers enough that it's worthwhile. > > > >I know, i know... Run it myself. > > > >I'm just not confident that that's the smartest thing to do. It's great > >in > >some cases, but not in all cases. For example, we're in a joint venture > >with > >another company now. This means we create a third company. It would be > > > >awkward to host the DNS for the third company on either of the two > >corporate > >DNS servers. This means that it's truely independant, and I think we > >need > >that. > > > >Kev. > > > >On Friday 14 January 2005 15:20, Pete wrote: > >>Kevin Anderson wrote: > >>>How expensive is Internet access in Europe (France)? > >>> > >>>How much would a decent business dsl cost on an annual basis? > >>> > >>>Thanks. > >>>Kev. > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>clug-talk mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>>Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >>>**Please remove these lines when replying > >> > >>It is a bit cheaper (10-15%) than here (at least for home use). > >>Decent business dsl... do you need 8 statics or so > >>those 'packages' are in the Telus/Shaw range. > >> > >>Peter > >>(ex-European) > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>clug-talk mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >>**Please remove these lines when replying > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >**Please remove these lines when replying > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >**Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
