New Server on the Block, DNS Problem

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Chris C. - 21 Sep 2003 20:05 GMT

plain on getting two or three "Gateway 955 Rackmount Servers" for a new
Web Serving Business I am starting in the next 4 or 6 months. I have taken
care of the Software that will be used for the Services I will be hosting
(Web site and Email). My Domain Name will be taken care of by my ISP, but
then I remembered, how will I be hosting the Domain Names of my customers?

Any ideas on how to get around this besides hosting a DNS on my end? Have
another Organization (my ISP for example, only $10 a year) take care of it
and add there bill to my customers?

I will be using Apache and I know how to make the Virtual Host redirect the
user to the right directory according to the Domain Name they entered.

Thank you!
Chris C.

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Marc Reynolds [MSFT] - 22 Sep 2003 01:01 GMT

Hi Chris,

Someone, somewhere will need to host DNS for your customer's domains. Your
options are:

1. Require the customers to provide their own DNS
2. Host DNS for your customers
3. Use your ISP to host your customer's domains
4. Use another DNS hosting service.

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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BJ Freeman - 22 Sep 2003 17:23 GMT

I use Netsol.com as my registrar. They allow me to host my DNS there if I
wish.
However if you have our own equipment you can run your Own DNS. Then have
the registrar point to your DNS servers for the domains you host.

> plain on getting two or three "Gateway 955 Rackmount Servers" for a new
> Web Serving Business I am starting in the next 4 or 6 months. I have taken
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> Thank you!
> Chris C.

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