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My recommendation would be to run your own DNS on your own IP addresses. Even with the IP shortage, you should be able to get a small block delegated to you tha
by freejack 15y ago
My recommendation would be to run your own DNS on your own IP addresses. Even with the IP shortage, you should be able to get a small block delegated to you that you can use for your mission critical apps. Once you've got that arranged for, its a fairly trivial task to find a registrar with policies more complimentary to your business.
If its mission critical for your business, then you can't afford to think like a victim. Take charge of your infrastructure where you have to. Relying on third parties is lean, but not always effective - a small amount of fat in the right areas can give you a lot of flexibility (and insurance) that you might not get when you rely on a third party.
- jpadvo 15y agoI didn't realize that I could set up my own DNS on my own IP addresses. Thank you very much for the suggestion, I'll look into this. By the way, do you know off the top of your hand any such registrars with more complimentary policies?
- freejack 15y agoIf you are in North America, check out https://www.arin.net/resources/transfer_listing/needers.html https://www.arin.net/resources/transfer_listing/needers.html for details concerning address delegations. I work for a registrar, so here are my biased recommendations - me (hover.com) or EasyDNS. But don't take my word for it - do your own homework. Its worth knowing what your risks are and no amount of free advice on HN can replace that.
- nirvana 15y agoCheck out Moniker. They have a no-nonsense policy and are in the business of protecting domain owners.
- dholowiski 15y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong, but even if you run your own DNS servers, can't your domain name registrar still decide to take away your domain name?
- obituary_latte 15y agoYes, the registrars handle the ns assignment which will make DNS moot if modified or deleted.
- freejack 15y agoyeah, that's why you want to find one that won't. or at least, won't do it in a way that will leave you high and dry without notice.
- FreebytesSector 15y agoThis is unusual, and it would likely only happen with a respectable registrar if there was a dispute with ICANN.
- nitrogen 15y ago...or an ICE/DHS seizure conducted independently of your registrar.
- dholowiski 15y agoIsn't this exactly what happened to the person who posted this?