Re: [cobalt-users] IP Address and Web Servers

[PyschoCotic@xxxxxxx]

Ordered that today on Amazon.com :-)  Can't wait for it to come!

I run a web hosting company, started using WinNT (because I wasn't familiar 
with linux)... moved all my clients to a linux based server -- that server 
didn't allow for to much expansion so I bought a RaQ 3 and am trying to set 
that up now.

I don't have a question, so if your short for time don't read, but this is 
basically what happend to me, my store and experience with Cobalt:

Mistake's I made:
#1) Attempted to transfer 95 customers in a single shot (last wednessday)...  
All clients have been down for 5 days due to corruption of the RaQ 3 system 
files.
#2) Changed DNS in networksolutions.com for 95 customers by hand -- only to 
realize networksolutions for some reason didn't accept changes from the 
technical contact.
#3) Waiting on hold to yell at network solutions (for an hour) only to have a 
2 minute conversation with the lady telling me she couldn't change everyone 
for me, that I would have to do it by hand (and not understanding my 
situation with the tech contact)
#4) Not waiting to read the cobalt RaQ 3 message boards, resources and 
detailed configuration information.
#5) Attempting to enter 95 DNS zone files using the Web Interface by hand 
(yes before I had to restore the server).

Lessons Learned:
#1) Test a couple domains first, make sure they work then transfer all 95 
slowly
#2) don't play with ownership of files, that messes things up
#3) DNS zone files can be created in files instead of using web interface -- 
allowing me to write a script or program that generates these files (I will 
make that program public and free once I complete it)
#4) Cobalts Web Interface is very limiting -- but the RaQ 3 can be very 
powerfull (if ya know the secrets)
#5) You mess up the config files, don't ask for professional help!

My thoughts on Cobalt and RaQ 3....  Despite all my problems... Very good, 
besides the limiting Web Interface...  They could promote and provide more 
documents for using telnet to configure things or make more options in the 
web interface.

I have fallen in love with linux :-)  and I learned a lot from my mistakes 
and problems.

~Randy

In a message dated 4/24/00 2:22:34 PM Central Daylight Time, 
krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> You gotta learn somewhere.  I would suggest picking up a copy of the book
>  DNS/Bind by O'Reily and Associates.  Very good.