March 28, 2004
Dynamic DNS -- Shall I move my sandboxes?
And by sandboxes I mean the domains I play with and have TOTAL control over. Not my professionally served domains like this one you are reading or Metagrafix.
My sandboxes. I love them, I love my professional webhost. I just need my play areas.
Anyhow, if anybody wants to talk Dynamic DNS, read on . . .
Here's what I sent to DynDns.org and to my current dynIP provider No-IP.com:
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Dear DynDns.org
I am thinking of moving 2 domains to this. One will move from no-ip.com and is in the middle of being tweaked. Tell me why I should move to your service?
The other is just registered, parked and waiting. Tell me why I should not go with no-ip.com as well.
I have a third, but we can talk of them later.
Sell me. just know that I am looking to solve this problem on one of them and go even further:
http://www.reilly2001.info/whim/archives/movable_type/mt_error_fixed_how_awful_no_comments_2003-08-12.html
Please get back to me.
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Dear NO-IP.com
I have *****************.com , now *************.com that gives me some issues now and am wondering what to do with *************.com
Sell me on why I should stick with no-ip.com as opposed to other DYN services like dyndns.org/com ?
I need to solve my issue above in the email to them and if I have to run my \"own\" DNS I will.
I guess what I am asking is what do you have over DynDNS?
Overall I have been very satisfied with service and support that you have provided. Just keep in mind that I am now shopping around.
Thanks for time -- I do appreciate it. Let\'s all shoot straight. I don\'t want to make a move but I will to try to solve the problem above regarding comments.
Thanks,
ErikGil
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NOTE: the above was a web browser return from my current DNS provider website [1] -- that would explain all the \' stuff ... I did add 'hrefs' to the asterisks :)
Oh, and don't worry if I didn't put in the domains I was talking about. Both providers have them. [2]
[1] noip.com does have a windows based mentality but the support via email is timely.
[2] neither DYN dns provider can provide direct support like a phone number
I've heard from both and basically I want to stay with NOIP.com
I still have to look further into the issue I have and while DYNDNS.org may have the better answer, it may lead to me ditching both or switching but basically re-evaluating the whole end of it.
It all ends up with how far I want to deal with DNS from this local level. I understand it and if I don't, no matter, It won't be gone into lightly. Bottom line is that I bet we go totally local DNS.
And I once thought that I would just to DNS at my day job as an admin. Crap.
Posted by: erik at March 30, 2004 08:27 PM