Then what you are looking for is fallover DNS. A system that monitors your web servers and if they go down they implement a secondary zone file for the domain.
Michael On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Ted Feely wrote: > Hello Michael, > > My main concern is with getting a secondary email server for times when my > primary server goes down. > > Secondarily, I am looking for a simple solution that provides notification to > web visitors in case the http server goes down. Perhaps, something that would > simply provide a message such as "We are sorry. The <domain name> web site is > temporarily unavailable. If you need to contact us immediately you may send > email to <email address> etc...." > > Thank you for your response. > > Ted Feely > > At 04:52 PM 3/4/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > >I am looking into the feasability of providing this type of service. If we > >do we will provide customers with an api that will read the information on > >their server, and daily log into our server to make a 'backup' of the > >nameserver data on our server. > > > >In this manner we could service a number of customers who needed this > >service. Before I have my staff begin programming servers capable of > >providing these services I need to gauge the level of interest and what > >people feel they are willing to pay on a monthly basis. > > > >The feedback I get will determine whether or not I move forward with this > >project and provide these services. > > > > > >Michael > > > > > >On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Ted Feely wrote: > > > >> At 03:13 PM 3/8/2003 +0800, Guen Moukine wrote: > >> >Hi, > >> > > >> >We are looking a place to have backup DNS / MX. I first thought about > >> >paying for a dedicated server somewhere, but then, I thought, I'd ask > first. > >> > > >> >We need to be able to add unlimited domains for both secondary DNS (which > >> >would update nightly from our primary) and backup mail server. I don't > >> >think we'll use much traffic at all. We'll need to be able to create our > >> >own name server record and reverse DNS record for the IP. > >> > > >> >If you offer any of these, please reply off list with your pricing and > some > > >> >business history (i.e., how long you've been in business and if you are > >> >planning to stay in business for a while). > >> > > >> >Thanks, > >> > > >> >Guen M > >> >www.fasthit.dj > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am looking for the same type of service. Please reply on or off the list. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Ted Feely > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> Feely & Associates > >> Be Found - Be Heard - Be Seen > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Phone: (408) 733-4290 > >> Fax: (408) 733-8941 > >> http://www.feely-associates.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > Feely & Associates > Be Found - Be Heard - Be Seen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (408) 733-4290 > Fax: (408) 733-8941 > http://www.feely-associates.com > > > >
