Good point. Splitting DNS service and registrar services offers limited
protection from bastard domain registrars. Because the registrar controls
the records that point to the DNS servers themselves. If you run into a
dispute with your registrar (like GoDaddy shutting down sites whenever
anyone asks) then they just point the nameservers at different DNS
servers. If they also control the DNS itself, they can do this
immediately vs. the 48 hour propogation time it may take to change NS
records at the registry. Small comfort.
More important is to stay away from unscrupulous domain registrars.
Tucows is one of the best, but try wrestling a domain away from GoDaddy.
I've dealt with the situation several times and it can be a nightmare.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 5:49 PM
Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider
Why do you want talk about registrars like that? I mean, the way it comes
across in your message, you do this often? I would think you would want a
registrar that holds a higher level of confidence in such statements.
Anyway, the point is if you register all your domains at the same
registrar,
then you gain ease and convenience in those areas for managing DNS. I
don't
use a tier 1 registrar, but the sub of TUCOWS that I use have not given me
one reason to change in over 4 years of use. I'm all for splitting up
services but those two go so nicely together I'm wondering why you want to
do what you're doing.
--
Mike Gill
-----Original Message-----
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider
AH HAH!
Bingo.
I am willing to bet that is why we are using a different provider for
DNS than our registrar. So that we can switch registrars with no
problems.
Thanks!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider
Oh...and I was going to mention that I like using a dedicated provider
for
DNS since it makes changing any other part of your hosting environment
easier - switching registrar, web host, etc. Not having to re-setup DNS
when
those changes are made is nice.
- Andy O.
________________________________________
From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:11 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Looking for a DNS provider
I was going to mention using the registrar, as I do myself. The ones
that I
have used all have this. It's just not enabled by default.
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