Re: [cobalt-users] IP vs Name Based Hosting

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Balazs Nagy wrote:

> 
> > I've been watching the discussions recently regarding IP and IPless hosting.
> > While I think name based hosting is nice, I don't like the idea that I
> > cannot access my sites by their IPs if something happens to my DNS records.
> > Plus it give our clients immediate access to their sites even if the DNS
> > records haven't propagated yet.
> 
> You actually dont need that on a Cobalt: If you give your client the IP under
> which the site is hosted, the http://.../siteamin will put them to the right
> spot to start setting up the site, as well as ftp, telnet, ssh and so on. 3h
> later the DNS should have anyway propagated.

Don't want to burst any bubbles here, but DNS propogation is a
non-issue.  As soon as you enter the records and restart your nameserver
(that's what happens when you press the button <smile>), your new domain
becomes available everywhere on the Internet.  Propogation is only an
issue with changes to old domains.

Jeff
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