[plug] Warning! Rant ahead

[Paul Day]

If you're hosting web and MX on your machine - why didn't you just host
the DNS aswell and get your ISP to second the domain for you? Most ISPs
will second DNS for a client's domain for free. That way all your pay is
the yearly rego for the domain and nothing else.

If you're worried that your machine isn't reliable enough to be an NS for
your domain, don't tell the world that you're an NS, but act as the
primary and tell the world that only your ISPs DNS servers are NS for your
domain and have them second off you.

PD


On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Kim Covil wrote:

> > Anyone got an opinion of WestNet?
> 
> I am torn as to whether to say what I really think or not... Oh well
> here goes... I am really happy with them... especially now with the
> unlimited downloads... I originally chose them after hunting in vain for
> an ISP that would host my domain name WITHOUT me having to pay for a
> virtual mail server and virtual web server (I have them hosted on my
> machine)... It seemed ridiculous to me that most ISP wanted anywhere
> from $100-300 pa for a static IP address and domain hosting... Westnet
> were happy to charge me $55 for a static IP and a domain name
> delegation... with some MX records to point at my machine...
> 
> I have found that with what seems to be a large portion of their clients
> outside the metro area the Perth POPs are pretty empty (my record is
> 396 hours for one connection)... My gateway machine has dialed up 3 
> times this month so far... at least one of those was because the dodgy 
> hard drive in it failed...
> 
> Now of course everyone is going to switch across to them and the Perth
> POPs (there are two of them) will fill up and I will get disconnected
> more often... I knew I shouldn't have opened my mouth...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Kim
> 
> PS Their help desk have been friendly and helpful too... though I get
> the feeling they are trained for Windows clients... they in no way say
> "Linux, no sorry we don't deal with that" they are happy to get one of
> their more knowledgable staff onto the problem... and more often than
> not a problem I have had has been due to the machine at my end (did I
> mention the dodgy hard drive...?)
> 
>