Please help me move my domain and hosting from two companies to two new companies without losing email service (and learn about DNS in the process)... details inside... [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Apr 9, 2009 - 2 answers

Who is the appropriate party to file a complaint with, for a problem with a US locality (*.portland.or.us, NOT *.us) domain registrar that is not updating DNS records as requested? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 9, 2008 - 4 answers

Can I CNAME a second-level domain, and delegate a subdomain to a nameserver? What if the nameserver is the same for both? [more inside]
posted by qvantamon on Aug 29, 2008 - 9 answers

50 domains, 3 registrars, and DNS records hosted at 6 different providers. I need help inventorying this mess! [more inside]
posted by TungstenChef on Sep 5, 2007 - 6 answers

Anyone know of a free DNS system that offers "domain aliasing"? [more inside]
posted by triolus on Mar 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Domain Name Purgatory: I cannot change the nameservers on a domain I purchased despite the fact that I'm paying TWO companies for it... [more inside]
posted by BigBrownBear on Nov 23, 2006 - 14 answers

Becoming your own domain registrar? [more inside]
posted by ph00dz on Oct 23, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm having crazy issues with my Debian DNS server, and I don't know how to troubleshoot them. Why would I not even see the DNS requests coming in? [more inside]
posted by pornucopia on Aug 7, 2006 - 2 answers

Let's say someone accidentally let their domain name expire, and then quickly paid to renew it, how long would it generally take for everything to come back up? And where did the e-mail go in the mean time? [more inside]
posted by easternblot on Mar 6, 2006 - 13 answers

Help me get my domain back. My domain name expired. My spam filter ate the renewal messages so I never saw them. Simple as that. I'm scrambling to fix the problem but I'm having big problems reaching an actual human at namecheap.com (the domain registrar I used) to renew. To make things worse, I run a small ISP so this affects over 1000 people directly. What can I do? I have backup domains but that switch would be very painful for my customers.
posted by phildog on Dec 16, 2005 - 20 answers

So, it appears that x.com (paypal) and z.com (Nissan) exist - but according to the specification, they are "reserved for future use"... How did this happen? Why are Nissan and PayPal excempt from the rules?
posted by SharQ on Nov 17, 2005 - 6 answers

How does reverse DNS work? [more inside, related to web hosting and anti-spam measures] [more inside]
posted by malphigian on Apr 25, 2004 - 4 answers

Domain names are fun! My company has over 60 domain names with two main registars - Valueweb and Network Solutions. I would like to have all domains under one roof. Who would you transfer domains too and why? I find dealing with these companies very confusing.
posted by Macboy on Mar 16, 2004 - 13 answers

I have inadvertantly let a domain name expire... [more inside]
posted by o2b on Mar 15, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm, finally, looking to register a (.com) domain of my own. What's a good, cheap, fair registrar? And any tips on registering without having hosting (and therefore dns) set up yet (maybe it's all self-explanatory)?
posted by Utilitaritron on Dec 11, 2003 - 43 answers