[cobalt-users] Secondary DNS - was: Newbies thoughts 'How to make it better'.

["Dave Raza" <draza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Evan Zebrovsky wrote:
> that's a good idea , to build up a site for newbies...

There are about 20 of us currently in the process of doing just that.
Its a project started by Steve Werby and should be live soon.
It will definitely be good for newbies because I am involved and I
AM a newbie :-)

> I have only one more problem : Do I have to have another RAQ for my
> secondary? Coz with the new revision , it seems that you can 
not have your
> RAQ3 to function as both Prim/Secon DNS server.
> 
> Any IDEAS everybody?

You can actually have your raq do both primary and secondary but 
there's not much point.
The reasons are definitely in the archives.

Anyway, you have a couple of choices...

1. Use your ISP as the Secondary (I know, sore point!). I 
actually use my Isp's Pri NS
as my secondary. They so still have to add the records for you. 
My ISP is currently
writing a short script to automate this so I don't have to keep 
telling them about
new domains.

2. Find another Administrator, maybe on this list, who will 
'swap' with you, you be theirs
and they can be yours.

3. Use one of the free nameserver providers such as grandcanyon (I think).

As I said, I too am a newbie so the above probably needs 
correcting or there are
other options.

Anybody....?

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Dave Raza
draza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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