RE: [cobalt-users] 200 user limit ?

["Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> The DNS problem wasn't AIT (at least not all of it).

This certainly was/is AIT's fault. Here's a quote from my former hosting
customer:
"I can't believe that AIT is providing such poor customer
service - it's really terrible.  This is the fifth (5) day that skiearth.com
has been unavailable..."

skiearth.com	MX	10  skiearth.com
skiearth.com	MX	20  smtp.skiearth.com
skiearth.com	NS	ns0.aitcom.net
skiearth.com	NS	ns1.aitcom.net
skiearth.com	NS	ns2.aitcom.net
skiearth.com	SOA
    origin = ns0.aitcom.net
    mail addr = dns@xxxxxxxxxx
    serial = 2000022401
    refresh = 28800 (8 hours)
    retry = 7200 (2 hours)
    expire = 604800 (7 days)
    minimum ttl = 86400 ()
skiearth.com	A	208.234.15.122
skiearth.com	NS	ns0.aitcom.net
skiearth.com	NS	ns1.aitcom.net
skiearth.com	NS	ns2.aitcom.net
skiearth.com	A	208.234.15.122
smtp.skiearth.com	A	208.234.15.122
ns0.aitcom.net	A	208.234.1.34
ns1.aitcom.net	A	209.27.134.1
ns2.aitcom.net	A	208.234.1.36

--- dns lookup completed

These are their servers and they control the DNS. It should be
216.117.144.178.

>
> Also a fiber optic cable was cut somewhere recently  around here that also
> messed things up.

That wouldn't change their DNS.

>
> I am in Clearwater and you appear to be in Sarasota.  We probably
> experienced the same  types of problems.

I'm not sure what problems you mean.

>
> I use AIT reseller plans and I colocate a Raq with them.  I have not had
> problems with them.
>
You're lucky.
--
Dan Kriwitsky