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EveryDNS/EditDNS Nameservers shutting down on Sep 9, 2011

21 points by vimalg2 15y ago

pilif 15y ago
dyn.com has come a long way from the hobby project dyndns.org once was. I haven't been there for ages. Interesting: Once they began adding the paid accounts, the gave away free non-expiring accounts for people who have donated while the service was still free and to this day, my pro account is flagged with "Expires: never". It's cool that they continue to honor this even years after shedding the hobby-project grove.
al_james 15y ago
Considering dyn.com started interrupting Everydns' users services two days earlier than they said they wound (in their own instructions), I have moved to alternative DNS providers, and I really hope many other users did too.
goombastic 15y ago
I moved all my records out to namecheap considering i have a few names with them as well. Namecheap is full featured an d includes txt records. Free as well.
- tzs 15y ago
  Could someone explain why goombastic is being down voted? I am unable to figure out what is objectionable about his comment, unless the provider he mentioned is known to be bad.
  - userhasaname 15y ago
    Aren't up and down votes invisible?
    - tzs 15y ago
      If a comment is net negative, it is shown in a hard to read color, the more harder to read the more negative it is. I don't know how many different levels there are, but here are the colors I've seen: #e6e6e6 #9c9c9c #737373 #bebebe #aeaeae #888888 #cecece #dddddd #5a5a5a At the time I asked why he was getting down voted, it was at least a net of two down votes, because I up voted and that did not restore the comment to the normal color.
- goombastic 15y ago
  This downvoting is weird. I am in no way affiliated with Namecheap. I am just an arbitrary guy who had to research, find alternatives and move due changes at Everydns.
- jeromeparadis 15y ago
  I would recommend using a different DNS service than your registrar. If you ever need to move registrars, it will simplify your life. Personally, I use DNS Made Easy. Pretty cheap and reliable. And also, don't make the mistake I once did by hosting your domains with your hosting provider. You'll have to move all your DNS before moving your servers. Bottom line: use different providers for registering domains, hosting DNS servers and hosting your sites. Maximum flexibility and minimum headaches.
- vimalg2 15y ago
  Thanks for the hint. I don't like the way my registrar name.com screws with NXDOMAIN for non-existent subdomain matches. For those interested, this seems to be the offer link http://www.namecheap.com/products/freedns.aspx http://www.namecheap.com/products/freedns.aspx There's also a non-profit http://freedns.afraid.org/ http://freedns.afraid.org/ Though, i don't know how reliable they are.
sgt 15y ago
Personally I've moved to GratisDNS a long time ago. I've never had any issues with them and they are always happy to help. It helps to be able to read Danish though.

21 points by vimalg2 15y ago

pilif 15y ago

dyn.com has come a long way from the hobby project dyndns.org once was. I haven't been there for ages. Interesting: Once they began adding the paid accounts, the gave away free non-expiring accounts for people who have donated while the service was still free and to this day, my pro account is flagged with "Expires: never". It's cool that they continue to honor this even years after shedding the hobby-project grove.

al_james 15y ago

Considering dyn.com started interrupting Everydns' users services two days earlier than they said they wound (in their own instructions), I have moved to alternative DNS providers, and I really hope many other users did too.

goombastic 15y ago

I moved all my records out to namecheap considering i have a few names with them as well. Namecheap is full featured an d includes txt records. Free as well.

tzs 15y ago
Could someone explain why goombastic is being down voted? I am unable to figure out what is objectionable about his comment, unless the provider he mentioned is known to be bad.
- userhasaname 15y ago
  Aren't up and down votes invisible?
  - tzs 15y ago
    If a comment is net negative, it is shown in a hard to read color, the more harder to read the more negative it is. I don't know how many different levels there are, but here are the colors I've seen: #e6e6e6 #9c9c9c #737373 #bebebe #aeaeae #888888 #cecece #dddddd #5a5a5a At the time I asked why he was getting down voted, it was at least a net of two down votes, because I up voted and that did not restore the comment to the normal color.
goombastic 15y ago
This downvoting is weird. I am in no way affiliated with Namecheap. I am just an arbitrary guy who had to research, find alternatives and move due changes at Everydns.
jeromeparadis 15y ago
I would recommend using a different DNS service than your registrar. If you ever need to move registrars, it will simplify your life. Personally, I use DNS Made Easy. Pretty cheap and reliable. And also, don't make the mistake I once did by hosting your domains with your hosting provider. You'll have to move all your DNS before moving your servers. Bottom line: use different providers for registering domains, hosting DNS servers and hosting your sites. Maximum flexibility and minimum headaches.
vimalg2 15y ago
Thanks for the hint. I don't like the way my registrar name.com screws with NXDOMAIN for non-existent subdomain matches. For those interested, this seems to be the offer link http://www.namecheap.com/products/freedns.aspx http://www.namecheap.com/products/freedns.aspx There's also a non-profit http://freedns.afraid.org/ http://freedns.afraid.org/ Though, i don't know how reliable they are.

sgt 15y ago

Personally I've moved to GratisDNS a long time ago. I've never had any issues with them and they are always happy to help. It helps to be able to read Danish though.