Re: Running my own nameserver

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:26:48 -0600

<Nate@communities.nospam> wrote in message
news:eBs6mr4FFHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Can anyone tell me what I have to do in order to run my own internet Name
> Server so I can host my own dns records?

Install it on a machine. For Windows this means
installing it on the Server product.

If you wish to have your own "zones" you must then
create the zone.

If you wish to do all this on the INTERNET, then
you need to purchase and register the name. They
will ask for the names/IPs of your TWO (or more)
DNS servers when you do that. They register you
by placing these name (DNS servers) in the parent
zone.

For example, if you register NatePlace.com it gets
delegated from the com. zone to your DNS servers.

> It's my understanding that you have to register a name server somewhere
but
> searching Google for "name server" or "name server registration" only come
> up with information about registering domain names.

For Internet DNS servers you are almost ALWAYS
better off (small Internet presence companies) leaving
your DNS with a quality registrar.

Here's how to register a name and it will cost you
less than $10:

Go to www.GoDaddy.Com

Pick a name.

Pay for it.

Make sure to specify that you want them to "park" the
DNS on their DNS servers.

You can edit your DNS records in a web page right
there on their site.

And if you don't like it you can move it or just not
renew it next year, and then you will lose less than $10.

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