Philip wrote: > My "secondary" is simply imaginary. Whereas my primary is > "ns1.example.com", my secondary is "ns2.example.com". I only enter new > records one time in my DNS console on my IIS 5 server. Whenever I > register a new domain, I just stick "ns2.example.com" in the required > 2nd field because Registrars require 2 DNS server names, regardless of > whether the second one exists or not.
Do you also add imaginary secondary MX records for fake redundancy/failover? I'm sorry to come across as being blunt but what I get, following this thread, is that you believe that you must host DNS on one of your servers because you want complete control over its configuration and not bother your ISP every time you wish to change something in DNS. If such is the case, I would recommend that you learn (much) more about DNS and RFCs before taking up hosting DNS locally. Scott, Rod, Sandy, and other very knowledgeable and experienced members of this Forum have taken the time to explain in detail the misconceptions that you have regarding this topic. Please try to forget how you think DNS works and go with their advice. You do *not* have to have DNS running locally on your domain and should not, at least until you have a very good grasp of this subject. Apparently, you still believe that no one will be able to reach your Web and/or mail server if you are not running DNS locally, which is simply not true. If you are dissatisfied with your ISP's DNS, I'd suggest switching to a different ISP rather than attempting to set up DNS locally (and adding bogus nameserver entries). Sorry for the tone, Philip. I just meant to convey the fact that you benefitted from expert advice and answers and, yet, you seem to not take it seriously but rather want to pursue your own (erroneous) course. Regards, Guy -- Guy Isabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
