how to point a domain to a host?

[Jamon Camisso]

JoeHill wrote:
> peter smerdon left a post-it on the fridge:
> 
>> I have registered a .ca domain with www.internic.ca
>> At this point in time I am unsure If I will purchase some hosting
>> space or set up a Debian/Apache server at home.
>>
>> What I wanted to know was what is the next step? If I choose to host
>> the site at home, how do I get the dns servers all over the web to
>> point my domain name to my specific host?
>>
> 
> check this out:
> 
> http://www.zoneedit.com/
> 
> It's free, works great, and has never let me down. Does more than just DNS
> resolution too. Not sure exactly how they do it for free...

A fair number people and companies I've worked with use them as a (free 
or paid) backup/failover dns provider in the event of a catastrophic 
nameserver meltdown of primary and secondary etc. servers. Their 
business is essentially selling DNS insurance after your first 5 free 
domains, likely you'll never need, it, but just in case, for a small 
monthly premium...

More here: http://www.zoneedit.com/doc/faq.html#faq7

Jamon
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