>Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 00:00:29 -0400 (EDT) >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard J. Sexton (At work)) > >Path: >ns3.vrx.net!news2.best.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!remarQ-uK!rQdQ!supernews.com!remarQ.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail >From: "David McMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains >Subject: Re: Unpublished primary name server explained? >Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 23:03:49 -0400 >Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com >Lines: 65 >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Complaints-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 >Xref: ns3.vrx.net comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains:7862 > > >This is indeed what an "unpublished primary name server" setup >is. I finally got in touch with register.com by phone and was >able to explain the process. They set it up rather quickly as well. > >On the e-mail support side, however, I'd just like to say that >register.com is COMPLETELY USELESS. They must have >other people answering phones because the people that e-mail >responses back to me (2-3 days later) either a) do not read the >message I send them or b) are idiots. > >I sent 4 messages to them all requesting assistance for my DNS >setup. None of the responses I got dealt with any of the issues >I brought up or questions I asked. I just got the standard out-of-the- >manual responses on "how to change your nameserver". >None bothered to say "I don't understand what an unpublished >nameserver is. Perhaps you can explain it further and we can help >you." > >In defense of register.com, a guy named Brendan there was quick >to help get this set up, but admitted he had never heard of or set >up one before. > >dave > > > >David McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... >> Hi all - >> >> I'm trying to figure out exactly the what/how of an unpublished >> name server so I can explain it to register.com. If you have any >> idea of what I'm talking about, please read on and comment. >> >> I set up and maintain a DNS server on my local host here which >> is also my web server, mail server, mailexchanger, etc. >> The zone data looks like this: >> >> zone "mydomain.com" in { >> type master; >> file "zone/mydomain.com"; >> notify yes >> }; >> >> What I then need is for the REGISTERED/PUBLISHED DNS >> servers to contain similar zone data that lists mydomain.com as >> the master for mydomain.com. That way, I maintain my own >> DNS and zone data on my machine and either by DNS Notify or >> the slaves polling mydomain.com, the PUBLISHED slaves get >> and show my DNS data to the internet. >> >> Is this correct? >> >> It may be that only granitecanyon does this. The people at >> register.com don't have a clue of what I'm talking about. >> >> Is an "Unpublished primary nameserver" as I described here? >> >> Thanks- >> David McMahon >> >> > > > This program posts news to thousands of machines throughout the entire civilized world. Your message will cost the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars to send everywhere. Please be sure you know what you are doing. Are you absolutely sure that you want to do this? [ny]
