Robert:
From my understanding, name servers are all around the internet. When
an "A" record (or other records) is changed this change propagates
around to the appropriate name servers; that's why Brian and I can
access "www.u2ug.org" from anywhere in the world when we're using
completely different name servers. With network solutions, they
initiate this change toward the internet when I make a change to my
domain's records, which they have authority to maintain.
I didn't mean Network Solutions maintains the name servers, just that
they can initiate the required propagation. Most companies that
maintain domain names allow the update of 'A' and 'MX' records and will
forward them out to the internet's name servers.
I haven't experienced a reputable domain company that "frowns" upon me
pointing my 'A' records to a server maintained by anybody (well spammers
and the like excepted) and didn't realize companies would do this. When
I looked at the "whois" record for "u2ug.org", the sponsoring registrar
and the Tech organization for the "u2ug.org" domain is Network
Solutions, LLC. I may have missed something here, which is quite
possible. :-)
Bill
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----- Original Message -----
*From:* [email protected]
*To:* U2 Users List <[email protected]>
*Date:* 4/4/2012 9:08 AM
*Subject:* Re: [U2] u2ug.net Website
Pointing the WWW host isn't so much about where/who the registrar is, but where
the nameservers are.
Network Solutions does offer DNS services, but the u2ug.org domain appears to
use angelichost.net
nameservers. Not sure if Don has direct control over the A records or not. Plus
a few hosts frown on
records pointing to other providers (mainly paranoid ones)... He may have to
ask them to do it, and
possibly explain why he'd want it that way.
Robert
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