----- Original Message -----
From: "David Mazzaccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:21 AM
Subject: RE: Switched web hosting companies - what to do with DNS?
Ah, right ...sorry, obviously it would not be an "A"ddress... but rather
a CNAME.
Thanks
However - if I want a SSL (for an online store for example) - I
will need a static IP?
Yes. If this is a shared hosting account, don't be surprised if you're
expected to pay a monthly fee for a dedicated IP address.
I'd ignore the advice and just use an A record. If they're moving IP
addresses so often that you need to use a CNAME, find another host. One
thing you can't do, if you want the "non-www" name to work for the web
site, is use a CNAME:
This is _not_ allowed:
mydomain.com IN CNAME xyz.someothername.com
www.mydomain.com IN CNAME xyz.someothername.com
But this is:
mydomain.com IN A 111.222.333.444
www.mydomain.com IN CNAME xyz.someothername.com
There's not much reason to do this. It doesn't make maintenance any
easier.
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