Re: External DNS Servers

"AndyJ" <andyjones99@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Herb

It is so I can make the changes that I require to be made in a timely
manner and so I have complete control over the records. I'm finding I
cannot add records that I want to at my existing registrar, maybe I
should just switch to a better one?

Perhaps. Practically all of the public registrars have
a GUI interface that allows you to add/manage your
own records. There are usually short delays before
the changes are live but most people do NOT change
their public DNS on a minute by minute basis (how
often do you change ISPs etc...?)

Register.com was lacking any method to do SPF last
I checked (but may have added that in recent months
although they acted deaf when I suggested it earlier
this year) but GoDaddy has TEXT records which work
just fine (as are used in Microsoft DNS anyway.)

What unusual record besides SPF is your motivation?


--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

Thanks
AJ

Herb Martin wrote:
"AndyJ" <andyjones99@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi

I am planning on being the authority for my external DNS domain and
will be hosting all my and my customers DNS records myself.

It is generally a poor idea so what are you specific reasons
for doing this?

I plan on
deploying one external DNS server for the time being. Someone told me
that I would need at least 2 external DNS servers to allow the transfer
of this authority to happen at my ISP. Is this true?

This is just one of the reasons why it is a poor idea
to do it yourself rather than leave the job at your
registrar where it belongs for all but the large (in
terms of Internet presence) companies.

It is a business rule of the Internet, although there
are ways to cheat why would you want to do this?

I appreciate the
fact that 2 external DNS servers would provide redundancy but I don't
have the physical hardware at the moment. Could I run 2 guest OS
machines on virtual server and make them both DNS servers, anyone have
any experience with virtualising DNS services? Would this be
advisable??

Better to leave your external DNS at the Registrar.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]


Thanks all

AJ




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