Re: [CGUYS] web hosting question from a newbie
register your own domain name. In the old days, register services acted like they owned the name, and made it extremely difficult to free the name. there is not much value in reregistering a name now, so the services do not fight so hard. I use godaddy.com. now that they sponsor racer women, and have risque commercials, I don't know if I would go there now. I'm not a prude, just financially conservative, and think all that advertising is ridiculous. looks to me like robertcarroll.biz is still available(if that's your name). robcarroll.orgnet are available. At 06:40 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote: Thank you for your reply. As I mentioned in my original message, the domain registration belongs to the web host -- registered by it. If we were to switch web hosts, how could we retain the same domain name? Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Two separate questions. Web hosting Domain registration I found this out earlier this year when ours was about to expire. Many companies (who host websites) will gladly register your domain name, but then their name gets attached to it somehow as they are resellers of the registration (I was told this not so sure how much to believe) I just avoided all that crap and registered with Directnic. www.directnic.com You can register your website with them and get free web hosting space. That is what our non-profit did and we are more than happy. Stewart * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] web hosting question from a newbie
Two separate questions. Web hosting Domain registration I found this out earlier this year when ours was about to expire. Many companies (who host websites) will gladly register your domain name, but then their name gets attached to it somehow as they are resellers of the registration (I was told this not so sure how much to believe) I just avoided all that crap and registered with Directnic. www.directnic.com You can register your website with them and get free web hosting space. That is what our non-profit did and we are more than happy. Stewart At 04:49 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote: I am a webmaster for a local non-profit organization that has previously had its web host supplied to the organization by a third party. That party charges the organization for hosting but does not reveal any details at all, such as the bandwidth supplied or used. I'm thinking that the organization might be better off selecting its own web host, but I am a novice when it comes to selecting an appropriate host. Also, the non-profit's web address is currently owned by the third party. (I am a member of the non-profit who volunteers to be a webmaster.) The organization is small and almost all of its bandwidth is used for outgoing web traffic. The storage requirement is well under 100 megabytes and my guesstimate of outgoing traffic would be 4 Gigabytes per month peak with much lower amount during some months. Googleing for web hosts, I see quite a wide range of charges for a seemingly suitable amount of service, ranging from $12 per year (3iX) to $80 per year (Mailaka). The higher figure is less than half the charge that the non-profit currently pays. While I understand the basics of web hosts, I don't know the details or pitfalls that may lurk. Any advice to help me decide whether to switch hosts and how to select a new host? Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Ozark, AL SL 82 * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] web hosting question from a newbie
Thank you for your reply. As I mentioned in my original message, the domain registration belongs to the web host -- registered by it. If we were to switch web hosts, how could we retain the same domain name? Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Two separate questions. Web hosting Domain registration I found this out earlier this year when ours was about to expire. Many companies (who host websites) will gladly register your domain name, but then their name gets attached to it somehow as they are resellers of the registration (I was told this not so sure how much to believe) I just avoided all that crap and registered with Directnic. www.directnic.com You can register your website with them and get free web hosting space. That is what our non-profit did and we are more than happy. Stewart * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] web hosting question from a newbie
Technically it belongs to you not them. They registered it for you. Ask them for it, and if they are reputable they should allow you to move it. Otherwise get a new one. Stewart At 05:40 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote: Thank you for your reply. As I mentioned in my original message, the domain registration belongs to the web host -- registered by it. If we were to switch web hosts, how could we retain the same domain name? Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Two separate questions. Web hosting Domain registration I found this out earlier this year when ours was about to expire. Many companies (who host websites) will gladly register your domain name, but then their name gets attached to it somehow as they are resellers of the registration (I was told this not so sure how much to believe) I just avoided all that crap and registered with Directnic. www.directnic.com You can register your website with them and get free web hosting space. That is what our non-profit did and we are more than happy. Stewart * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Ozark, AL SL 82 * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
