OT: Should I be Looking for a New Web Host?

[Slackrat]

VGS <vgs-XzQKRVe1yT0V+D8aMU/kSg at public.gmane.org> writes:

> Stephen wrote:
> 
> > When I pinged my domain, I received an error saying host could not
> > be found. I figure the hosts DNS server  was the problem.But the
> > support staff do not seem to have the skill set to resolve issues
> > such as this.

Good reports can be had at http://www.dnsstuff.com/

Something useful in pinpointing the problem might befound there

> >
> 
> 
> Thats the reason I put xname.org as primary DNS server for my
> domains. This is a free service and allows me to easily switch between
> cheap hosting providers(I have 2 of them and pay around $5 per month
> each). In the last 2 years or so there was 1 major DDOS attack on
> xname.org which took it down for a couple of days. Apart from that
> service has been great.
> 

Personally I use NO-IP.com for nameservers.even though my IP is static
now. 

Many hosting services/providers only allow you two or three and a
thorough investigation will get you slammed as ''leaking nameservers''
if they have more than you are allowed to use

NO-IP lists five which is in line with the RFC ''more than two and no
more than seven''

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