i'd like to see the replies as i've had a similar thing on my "to do" list for some time myself. Cheers, Roger
Andrew Errington wrote: > Hi, > > Well, I've been away for the weekend, and I see that Alan is still > soldiering on with his modem. As I caught up with the thread I was hoping > to read "...so I tried it and it worked!", but no such luck. > > Anyway, I want to set up a domain for a small company belonging to a friend > of mine. He has a home page with his ISP, and obviously from that position > we can take two further steps toward internet nirvana: > > 1) Get domain and redirect it to home page > 2) Get domain and independent hosting > > I came across an ad for iSERVE Ltd. (NZ's most popular web hosting company, > apparently). For $38/yr I can get a domain name, and I can have web > traffic and email redirected (presumably to my ISP home page and email) for > free. > > $38 for a domain and free redirection seems cheap enough not to have to > think too hard about it. Has anyone used/is anyone using iSERVE? > > How tightly tied are 'having a domain' and 'hosting a domain'? For > example, do I need to care who I register my domain with, and who I host a > domain with? I have no idea what to advise my friend, or where to get help > from, hence asking here. > > My friend's website is tiny. 10Mb provided by his current ISP is more than > adequate. No server-side interaction is needed (no PHP or databases), > although an email form would be handy. Finally, only one email address is > required, but three would be nice. > > If I make a mistake in choosing hosting companies, what are the likely > problems unravelling the mess? Is it simply a matter of waiting for the > domain to expire and re-registering with a new company? > > I think that registering a domain name and redirecting it to the ISP > homepage would be fine, but maybe it's worth going all the way? The major > reason not to would be the $20 per 28 days hosting fee (which is iSERVE's > current basic price). > > Off-list replies are fine for this, or replies to the list if you think the > information will help others. I have searched the CLUG archives and found > Carl Cerecke's thread regarding a similar situation for Toastmasters, but > it didn't seem to reach a conclusion. > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > >
