B:: Comments in line. -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Dykes Hi Bill,
... let me ask you this: 1. Get a domain name through Yahoo for $2.97/yr, right? B:: Actually $2.99, but yes. 2. With that I get zip.........just claim a name, right? B:: The domain is registered through Yahoo in YOUR name, which means no one else can use it as long as you keep paying for it each year, or you can pay for it for up to 5 years in advance. The domain is parked for you, free of charge, and you can log into your Yahoo account any time and see the particulars on it. When you receive your email confirmation (to your contact email address that you specify when registering; NOT one from the new domain) you will be told how to do this. 3. Who will host it for $5.00/year and provide the mailboxes, etc? B: Whoever you want to handle the hosting for you. There are THOUSANDS of hosting entities on the web, and they host your website, almost always including email, for a fee. You are not required to set up a web site, but it is available as part of the deal WITH THE HOSTING entity. I use a couple of different hosts, but the cheapest one and the one I have talked about here is E-Rice.net. They don't have a lot of bells and whistles, but what they provide is well worth the pittance they charge. See http://www.e-rice.net/ if interested in them. Again, there are MANY hosts available. 4. I understand that that doesn't give you a web page. B:: Correct. Merely registering a domain accomplishes nothing other than giving you exclusive use of that domain. If you wish, you can also host your domain with Yahoo, but you will find it costs you more for one month at Yahoo than it does for an entire year at E-Rice. It is a matter of (at least theoretically) getting what you pay for. Some need/want more capability than E-Rice provides, and some are quite satisfied with what is available there IVO the pricing and service. 5. So, what is the proceedure you used to get email flowing within an hour? B:: No one, including me, will guarantee you can accomplish this in an hour, but it DID work out that way for me. It may happen that fast, but E-Rice, for example, states that it may take up to 12 hours after you buy a hosting package from them to have the site established. Specific to your question: B:: a. I went to http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ , selected an available domain and paid for 5 years of registration through PayPal. The registration was recognized and available within minutes and could be viewed in my Yahoo account. The confirmation email details how to access the information. B:: b. I then went to E-Rice.net, http://www.e-rice.net/ , and signed on for hosting of the new domain under their $5/year plan, again paying by PayPal. Although they said it might take up to 12 hours, I actually had the hosting confirmation email within minutes. They provided their name servers and I went back to my Yahoo account and changed the Yahoo nameservers associated with my new domain to the E-Rice ones I had just received. Information on how to do this is on the Yahoo site with your domain info. In less than a half hour, I received another email from E-Rice informing me that the site was active. Using the provided information, I signed into my new domain's control panel and set up an email account. Sent and received a couple of test messages, and Voila! ... Never hurts to have a good domain name parked somewhere... B:: If you just want to reserve/park one or more domains, you can certainly do so at Yahoo for the stated price. Just register it/them and they will sit right there in your Yahoo account as long as you keep paying for it/them. If you just want to reserve but not actually use the domain, then you need to do nothing further. If you want to set one up for use, then you will need to sign on with a host. - Bill Hatcher - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- 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
