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On Wed 17 August 2011 14:22:21 kashani did opine thusly: |
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> On 8/17/2011 2:08 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > On Wed 17 August 2011 13:56:10 Grant did opine thusly: |
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> >> I currently use a free service to host the DNS records for my |
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> >> website, but I'm thinking of running a DNS server on the same |
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> >> machine that runs my website instead. Would that be fairly |
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> >> trivial to set up and maintain? If so, which package should |
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> >> I use?> |
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> > The first question is Why? |
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> > There's no real benefit, it's a huge amount of work for little |
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> > gain, you carry the cost of increased traffic yourself, and if |
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> > that host goes blip, you not only lose access to the web server |
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> > but to the entire zone as well. |
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> > Technically there's no good reason why you can't co-host web and |
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> > dns. However, depending on your upper level domain and |
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> > registrar, TWO dns servers may be a requirement (this is the |
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> > norm) and you propose only one. Where's the second one going to |
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> > be? Only one is a very bad idea indeed. |
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> > Your last two questions reveal that this is not something you |
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> > are |
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> > familiar with already, so I highly recommend you investigate |
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> > everything thoroughly and fully understand just what you are |
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> > letting yourself in for before deciding. |
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> > If you simply don't like your current DNS provider, then finding |
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> > a different one you do like is quite simple. |
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> Exactly what Alan said. It's not worth it and no registar will let |
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> you do it on one IP. |
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I'm just itching to type up the long list of horror stories I've |
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stored from people doing their own DNS thinking it was real easy. |
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But there's this little thing called an NDA and it says I can't :-( |
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Truly though, the devastation from DNS mistakes is horrendous. |
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The primary error folk make is this: |
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You do not configure and treat the DNS service like any other service. |
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You do not USE the internet to maintain dns, as dns BUILDS the |
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internet. |
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It's a subtle distinction but a vital one. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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