On 2/28/2015 7:24 PM, Stephen Satchell wrote:
How did I know about the DNS server manipulation? I worked for a Web hosting company with about 3,000 domains being served. Whenever the company renumbered (until it finally got its own IP allocation in order to multi-home) we would have to service the old addresses and new addresses for a week. When the cable DNS servers finally aged out the old addresses, we could shut down the old ones. Royal admin pain in the neck.
Actually, until Windows 98 finally died (perhaps ME?), I always did at least a week as windows 98 did not expire its local cache. Things were usually good after a week because windows 98 boxes tended to crash by then. I still allow several days for moves between servers, though. Never know what people are doing that they shouldn't.:)
Jack
