[CS-FSLUG] free dns hosting

[David M.]

On Tuesday 21 December 2004 07:46 pm, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
> Hi David,
> 	Have you tried Googling? 

Yeah I googled and looked around, but it's hard to trust anyone.

> 	It has been a long time since I last looked, 
> but I know several exist. Alternately, I could provide limited DNS
> services for you, if you have a static IP.

Since we moved way out almost in the middle of nowhere now, the only service I 
could get was DSL and I have a dynamic IP :-(

> If not, you'll probably need 
> to go with dyndns.org or some such.

I checked them out along with zoneedit.com. So far those were the only 2 
places I came anywhere close to trusting.

>
> 	A word of warning: keep in mind that you'll need your e-mail to be
> hosted on a server with a static IP to e-mail anyone on ServerForest
> and many other hosts around the 'net. Many hosts, I believe including
> HostingMatters, are now blocking dynamic IP ranges as part of
> anti-worm, anti-spam measures. I myself implemented DUL (dynamic user
> blocking) as part of my spam blacklisting measures a few weeks ago on
> ServerForest.

Now thats a drawback. I was hoping to get some experience running my own mail 
server. I'll keep thinking about this and see which would be the best course 
of action.

David M.

>
> 	-Tim
>
> On Dec 21, 2004, at 6:39 PM, David M. wrote:
> > Hi All, could anyone recomend a free dns hosting service?
> >
> > I am in the process of testing a server for my personal use and to get
> > some
> > knowledge about running a server. I want to put my personal website on
> > this
> > server, but right now I don't feel like messing with BIND and setting
> > up my
> > own DNS.