RE: [cobalt-users] Newbe Question

["Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Most web hosts offer DNS service as part of the deal. If
>you're not going
>to, then you're probably going to lose customers. Unless a
>customer is a lot
>more expert than the average one site owner, they're not going
>to even know
>what DNS is, much less why they would want to manage it on their own.
>--
>Dan Kriwitsky
>

I don't think running DNS in-house is necessarily mandatory, or even
required.

If (as a web host) you can have someone else run DNS for you, but
provide a webmin interface on their nameserver, so you could add A,
CNAME <shudder> and MX records as customers sign up, you could enjoy the
convenience and no headaches.

DNS should always be transparent to the client anyway IM*H*O

Such is my quiet $0.02 on this particular subject. I mostly concur and
agree with Dan, except to add the caveat concerning external vs internal
nameservers.  However, I don't run a web hosting company, so there is a
good chance I should keep my big fat mouth shut! <roar of laughter>

Regards,
-Colin (Ô-Ô)
--
Colin J. Raven