Re: R: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
On 6/27/19 5:09 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: What I've usually heard is don't have your domain registrar also be your site host. Like GoDaddy. ‽ Apparently some people have had problems with the host not letting them move the name registration when switching hosting providers. Or vice versa. Ah. Vendor lock in. I'm guessing that people buy packages that are only valid as a complete package. So when you try to break the package, everything in the package vaporizes. Much like triple play TV / Internet Phone from the Cable / Phone company. I don't have any experience with that. I've either self hosted or, like now, have co-located hardware. :-) -- Grant. . . . unix || die
Re: R: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
On 6/27/2019 12:56 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 6/27/19 2:38 AM, U'll Be King of the Stars via cctalk wrote: I have heard the that you shouldn't have your register be the same company as your DNS provider, and I intend to revise this proposition. If the argument still holds then I would keep gandi.net as my registrar look for a different DNS service. I've not heard that myself. But I can see how people might say that in an effort to distribute eggs across more baskets. What I've usually heard is don't have your domain registrar also be your site host. Like GoDaddy. Apparently some people have had problems with the host not letting them move the name registration when switching hosting providers. Or vice versa. I don't have any experience with that. I've either self hosted or, like now, have co-located hardware. -- John H. Reinhardt
Re: R: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
On 6/27/19 2:38 AM, U'll Be King of the Stars via cctalk wrote: I have heard the that you shouldn't have your register be the same company as your DNS provider, and I intend to revise this proposition. If the argument still holds then I would keep gandi.net as my registrar look for a different DNS service. I've not heard that myself. But I can see how people might say that in an effort to distribute eggs across more baskets. -- Grant. . . . unix || die
Re: R: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
I have my DNS records hosted at gandi.net, who are also my registrar. I have been using for the last 10-15 years with no problems. I have heard the that you shouldn't have your register be the same company as your DNS provider, and I intend to revise this proposition. If the argument still holds then I would keep gandi.net as my registrar look for a different DNS service. I tried a lot of third-party DNS services for about five years before settling on gandi.net. Some were very expensive and some were not. There was no difference in the quality of service and quality of support between the expensive and inexpensive ones, but I never had any luck with the free ones. Andrew On 27/06/2019 09:19, Mazzini Alessandro via cctalk wrote: > I use no-ip, the free version. And it's not particularly pushing the paid > option aside just suggesting it on renewal. > There's an email I don't even remember every how many months, requiring 2 > clicks to keep the free subscription active, and that's all > > -Messaggio originale- > Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Mark Linimon > via cctalk > Inviato: giovedì 27 giugno 2019 03:49 > A: Charles Dickman; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Oggetto: Re: OT: the end of Dyn DNS > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 09:36:30PM -0400, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: >> Now that Dyn has been absorbed by Oracle I need a new DNS service for my >> vanity domain. I welcome suggestions for a replacement provider. > > I was just investigating free alternatives myself earlier today. (I > have not yet come up with a conclusion.) > > I currently use the free he.net ivp6 tunnel so I may already be set up > for their free DNS service, but I don't know yet. (I can recommend the > tunnel.) > > Most of the articles on the web mention: > > Dynu, afraid.org, Duck DNS, and No-IP > > among a few others. The latter sounds like they are really pushing > their paid model, though. (OTOH each of the above has paid tiers for > all but the most basic users.) > > If you are using pfSense like I am, they already support: > > https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/dns/dynamic-dns.html > > I would be happy to hear of actual experiences with any of these. > > mcl > -- OpenPGP key: EB28 0338 28B7 19DA DAB0 B193 D21D 996E 883B E5B9
R: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
I use no-ip, the free version. And it's not particularly pushing the paid option aside just suggesting it on renewal. There's an email I don't even remember every how many months, requiring 2 clicks to keep the free subscription active, and that's all -Messaggio originale- Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Mark Linimon via cctalk Inviato: giovedì 27 giugno 2019 03:49 A: Charles Dickman; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Oggetto: Re: OT: the end of Dyn DNS On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 09:36:30PM -0400, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > Now that Dyn has been absorbed by Oracle I need a new DNS service for my > vanity domain. I welcome suggestions for a replacement provider. I was just investigating free alternatives myself earlier today. (I have not yet come up with a conclusion.) I currently use the free he.net ivp6 tunnel so I may already be set up for their free DNS service, but I don't know yet. (I can recommend the tunnel.) Most of the articles on the web mention: Dynu, afraid.org, Duck DNS, and No-IP among a few others. The latter sounds like they are really pushing their paid model, though. (OTOH each of the above has paid tiers for all but the most basic users.) If you are using pfSense like I am, they already support: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/dns/dynamic-dns.html I would be happy to hear of actual experiences with any of these. mcl
