Was it Ronnie Gauthier who wrote on Friday 04 January 2002 23:32:
> The point I was making is that even if(when) you get you domain name
> transfered, if the original hosting entity does not remove you from their
> dns table no one accessing the net from them(their network) will be able to
> access your new host. And yes, a user can use just about any dns server,
> but dont expect the average user to do that, just expect them to say your
> site is broke.
I guessed this was the point you made, but losing you in the ether of higher
networking principles.
getfreeinternet.co.uk is not an isp, AFAIK, so this is a minor issue. The
problem I unearthed was that my domain is not registered to me, but somebody
I never heard of in all of this. So enter the guy wioth the wig (My brother
actuaLLY :-)), and by the year's end techsupport on my own isp might just
have andwered the phone and given me a fresh location to point it to. It's
just as well I'm only taking this Slightly Seriously.
>
I take it there's nothing I can do to police the behaviour of that
particular company as regards their 'net access, then.
--
Regards,
Declan Moriarty
Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius
A Slightly Serious(TM) Company
Experience is like a comb,
that Life gives you - AFTER all your hair has fallen out!
> you need to:
>
> 1. get a new host...this is easy
> 2. get the registar to change records to point to the new host...
> your new host will be the most help here
> 3. get the old host to delete your dns entry....you might need a guy in a
> funny wig
>
> On Friday 04 January 2002 10:59, Declan Moriarty wrote:
> > Was it Bill Campbell who wrote on Friday 04 January 2002 02:42:
> > > On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 07:23:10PM +0000, Ronnie Gauthier wrote:
> > > >Not quite right. If I set up IBM.com in my dns anyone on my network
> > > > would go where my records point to and nothing can supercede them
> > > > except a lawsuit. Not internic, your ISP, IBM or anyone.
> > >
> > > There are actually legitmate reasons one might do something like this.
> > > I had a case last week when one of my friend's DSL connection got
> > > hosed, and their upstream took several days to fix it, giving them a
> > > fixed IP dialup in the interim. We're the primary backup MX forwarder
> > > for their domain, but not a secondary DNS server. I just set up
> > > authoritative DNS for them here using djbdns (lot's easier and more
> > > secure than bind) with a primary MX record pointing to their dynamic
> > > dialup, and this got their mail flowing in the interim.
> >
> > Thank you all for the detailed and knowledgeable replies. Now slow down
> > just a little to help me understand what was said. I'm not following much
> > of the above.
> >
> > 1. I should transfer the domain to a working server. It's a .com. It's
> > libellous, but it's there so whoever wants a laugh go to
> > http://www.electronic-genius.com
> > and don't hold me responsible for anything up there. The phone number is
> > right, and the horrid hardware thing is definitely going to happen -
> > sometime.
> >
> > 2. What can I do if he's slow in letting go?
> >
> > 3. Can I complain www.getfreeinternet.co.uk anywhere else?
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