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DNS services
Posted by fsateler on Sat 24 Jun 2006 at 00:18
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I've been planning for a while to buy a (.com) domain name. However, I don't want to buy hosting yet (I plan to host it on my home pc for a while). So I need dynamic dns services. I've searched a bit, and found dyndns.com, but it seems a bit expensive (you have to buy both the domain and the dynamic dns services). Are there other alternatives?
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Re: DNS services
Posted by Steve (62.30.xx.xx) on Sat 24 Jun 2006 at 01:47
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Some registrars will give you free DNS services with the purchase, such as easily.co.uk and cheapnames.co.uk.

Standalone dynamic DNS providers tend to be focused on giving a single-hostname for a dynamic IP address - people like no-ip.com so I'm not sure if they offer just DNS hosting for a static domain.

Still it might be worth searching google, somewhere like this category in DMOZ might be useful. This wikipedia page has a couple of pointers too.

Steve

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Re: DNS services
Posted by rbochan (69.207.xx.xx) on Sat 24 Jun 2006 at 13:50
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If your IP remains [sic] fairly static, you might look into a service like www.zoneedit.com. They've taken a little flack for a recent buyout, but I've been using them now for a couple of years with no hassle whatsoever. Their updates are quick too, usually within 10 minutes or so. Free too :o)

...Rob

The American Dream isn't an SUV and a house in the suburbs; it's Don't Tread On Me.

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Re: DNS services
Posted by Anonymous (87.203.xx.xx) on Sun 25 Jun 2006 at 11:35
Try http://www.sitelutions.com/

Its dynamic DSN service is free ,and I've been using it for a long time with at home with no problem. And a cron job script that updates your IP every hour or so to the sitelutions server via their HTTPS interface works fine.

Well recommended.

/coralsaw

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Re: DNS services
Posted by fsateler (201.214.xx.xx) on Mon 26 Jun 2006 at 01:39
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Wow, that seems ultra cheap. Too cheap, I'd say. Is there a trick somewhere?
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Posted by Alucard (129.33.xx.xx) on Mon 26 Jun 2006 at 14:36
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Similar to that, I use http://afraid.org for my DNS needs. It's free, popular, reliable, and it's given me no problems. I easily set up a little cron job to update the records every hour.

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