hey there..

i hope it's not ill-considered to answer an OT post, but.. heck, i'd do it anyhow.

what you need/want is a DNS service, there are many out there, but there's no reason to pay for one (or even to run your own, unless it's something you have to be very, very sure about. even then, it's unlikely your solution will be more robust that theirs) when there's mydomain.com.

you can let them do just about all your DNS stuff there, it's an easy/simple web-based interface, and it's free. They'll send you an email at your given address about once a month.

AFAIK, all of the options possible are available, in their 'expert' mode, but the 'novice' mode is easy enough for almost anybody to use with about three minutes of reading.

errr.. i'm starting to sound evangelistic... sorry!
The downside (as i see it) is the chance that they might 'g o under' suddenly. i've used their stuff for a couple of domains for about two years now.

have fun~!

In reply to Re: Off topic question re: DNS registration. by u914
in thread Off topic question re: DNS registration. by BrowserUk

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