I have been off for a bit but Gary and Bernie pretty well covered things. As stated, registration and hosting are totally separate evolutions. I have 4 domains split between 2 registrars and 3 hosts, with none of the hosts ALSO being my registrar. All that is necessary is to use the nameservers (usually 2) provided by the hosting entity and entering them on your registration page at the registrars web site. Instructions will be provided by both the registrar and host.
I have 2 sites registered with Yahoo and I was the one who stated in my original message starting this thread that it was a PITA to TRANSFER the registration away from Yahoo, but I also said I had had no problems with domains registered there. That is still the case. I must say that in both cases, one in August and another yesterday, using Yahoo for the registrar and hosting with E-Rice, I have had everything done and email working in only an hour or so. With the latter, I doubt the nameservers have propagated entirely through the internet yet, but email certainly provided instant gratification. ;) I must say again that I find $7.99 per year for both registration AND hosting, with the hosting providing 5 mailboxes and more than adequate capacity, not to mention website hosting if desired, is pretty cheap! There is also a "catch all" address and that gives one a limitless number of "throw away" addresses. Handy for when you have to pass out an address on the net and don't want your "real" address spammed. FWIW, I have found E-Rice to be more reliable and responsive than some of the other more expensive places I have used for hosting... - Bill Hatcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary VanderMolen Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 16:29 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WINHOME] CHEAP domain/email > When one registers a domain name or applies for one, doesn't it > "have" to be hosted somewhere? No, not unless you want to have a website, and even then, you can get a free website at, say, Yahoo/Geocities, and then use your registrar's domain forwarding feature to point your domain to it. > Someone said registering via Yahoo and then transferring it to > abc.com or def.com is a real pain. Transferring a domain's registration is usually unnecessary. -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
