Was it Bill Campbell who wrote on Friday 04 January 2002 02:42: > On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 07:23:10PM +0000, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: > >Not quite right. If I set up IBM.com in my dns anyone on my network would > > go where my records point to and nothing can supercede them except a > > lawsuit. Not internic, your ISP, IBM or anyone. > > There are actually legitmate reasons one might do something like this. I > had a case last week when one of my friend's DSL connection got hosed, and > their upstream took several days to fix it, giving them a fixed IP dialup > in the interim. We're the primary backup MX forwarder for their domain, > but not a secondary DNS server. I just set up authoritative DNS for them > here using djbdns (lot's easier and more secure than bind) with a primary > MX record pointing to their dynamic dialup, and this got their mail flowing > in the interim.
Thank you all for the detailed and knowledgeable replies. Now slow down just a little to help me understand what was said. I'm not following much of the above. 1. I should transfer the domain to a working server. It's a .com. It's libellous, but it's there so whoever wants a laugh go to http://www.electronic-genius.com and don't hold me responsible for anything up there. The phone number is right, and the horrid hardware thing is definitely going to happen - sometime. 2. What can I do if he's slow in letting go? 3. Can I complain www.getfreeinternet.co.uk anywhere else? -- Regards, Declan Moriarty Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius A Slightly Serious(TM) Company Experience is like a comb, that Life gives you - AFTER all your hair has fallen out! _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
