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- It's Not Free, it will cost you time and money, both now
& later.
- It clutters up the Internet name space (slowing host name
lookups).
- For most individuals to register, who don't even have a
true permanent 24 hour presence, but merely a bit of virtual
web hosting & mail forwarding, it's mostly frivolous
egotism to create trivial personal domains !
- It's generally pointless &/or un-necessary for
individuals to set up their own domain, unless they're in
Internet business trading in a big way, etc.
- It's Not necessary just for email, nor necessary just to
have a few web pages.
- There's a newsgroup dedicated to discussion of names
& registrations etc: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains. There
you can also read of human parasites who indulge in cyber
squatting, worthless people who impede the Internet's growth
by blocking natural domain usage.
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"nslookup" on a networked Unix box. Or use a web service. Or
even use a browser, ftp, rlogin, telnet, or ping to tell if a
site is currently on line answering, (even though they'll fail
to connect often (for a variety of access/permission etc
reasons). Note they won't tell you if the site exists, but is
temporarily off line. Even MS-Windows has telnet (sometimes).
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Charge Money for DNS (Domain Name Service), & options such
as: [ Virtual domain hosting, Web Hosting, Mail forwarding, etc
].
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- An Internet Domain is Not the same as a mail address, for
instance the domain of mail address abc_ERASE_@def.org
is def.org. You can not use a domain address as a mail
address.
- You need an ISP (Internet Service Provider) to provide
DNS (Domain Name Server) services, basically announcing to
enquirers where on the Internet your computer is to be
found.
- The ISP can also provide virtual domain hosting for mail
& web, if you don't have a dedicated Internet computer
configured to work in server mode (note an end-user system
configured to run under DOS or MS-Windows etc, that is Not a
dedicated Internet server system)
- Scared Off ? Don't understand enough ? Want to
learn more before going further ? Go to my
Web Technology page
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- Rather than pay direct, You can also have an ISP (Internet Service Provider) do it
for you.
- internic.net/
- www.ripe.net European
equivalent of internic.
- denic.de BRD
(Germany):
- So far I like DirectNIC.com Only $15/year and
their customer service has been pretty helpful, even to
someone like me who did it for the first time. Posted by
Omar Thameen omar_ERASE_@clifford.inch.com
- I've had reasonably good success using register.com Posted by Archie
Cobbs archie_ERASE_@whistle.com
- I'm using TUCOWS OpenSRS system for our registrations.
They've been very reliable, and you just basically execute
perl scripts that add it to their system, and deduct from the
amount of pre- purchased credits on your accts. Domains are
only $10/year, but you do need to buy in a larger bulk.
Posted by Phillip Salzman phill_ERASE_@freebsd.org
- gandi.net 12 euros per
year an ICANN. Accredited registrar for .COM, .NET and .ORG
domain names.
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Remote Logins & Web Pages
- These sorts of things come free, as a side effect of
working on a public domain software project. Why not
contribute your efforts to the public good ? Projects such as
FreeBSD
& x.org & FSF need volunteer helpers, not
only to write code, but to write & maintain docs &
FAQs etc. Get active in a public project, & you'll soon
end up with such facilities.
- You can get free (paid by advertising) email addresses
from lots of companies, Beware some companies will sell your
address to many 3rd party junk mailers.
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wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_DNS
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| Name |
URL and domain selection |
Sub domains |
Domains |
Rec. From |
| no-ip.com |
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$90 for 3 years |
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rec. by phil @ 2025-10 |
| dyn.com
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#55 per year @ 2025-10 |
? |
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| ddns.org
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*.ddns.org |
1 dynamic hostname + 1 SSL |
Old: $20/year. #1/month @ 2025-10 |
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| dyn.com
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30 hostnames |
under $55/year @ 2025-10 |
jim uses @ 2018-07 |
- Search engines
such as startpage.com
advertise DDNS providers
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- Router vendors such as Fritz offer DDNS
- Domain registrats such a Joker.com offer DNS.
If you want a commercial consultant, contact Vector Systems Ltd or Julian H. Stacey. Associates at Munich
ISPs can provide commercial online services for firms, such as
DNS & Domain & Web Page Hosting.
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Registrar Selection Criteria:
There's more than just annual fee to consider.
A few criteria:
- Does your registrar have a web interface that allows
you to change Server names ?
Does your registrar have a web interface that allows you
to change Server IP number while retaining same old name ?
- Is there an automated system for mass conversion of all
domains to new server names & / or numbers (via web or
mail or both ) ?
- Horrendous charges if you miss renewal date ?
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