Hosting Question!?

Beansprout · 17 Jan 2006 at 00:12

Find a new host and update the DNS, yes. Or see if you can get a transfer included with the new hosting and go for that, then you get a year's extra registration too, as Adz mentioned.

Human Torch · 17 Jan 2006 at 00:32

Adz said:
Who is the host?

Easyspace

and they are who the domain is registered with (if you know what I mean)

Adz · 17 Jan 2006 at 00:36

Easyspace, while probably not the best hosting provider around, should be trustworthy enough to leave your domain with if you don't fancy transferring it out.

OT but Easyspace were actually my first ever paid hosting provider in ~1999! I think I paid around £500/year for the privilege too.

Human Torch · 17 Jan 2006 at 00:41

Adz said:
OT but Easyspace were actually my first ever paid hosting provider in ~1999! I think I paid around £500/year for the privilege too.

Mine too, but as I say, hosting has expired and i'm not keen on renewing it with them

So, to summarise, leave the name with them (but renew it) and obtain hosting from somewhere else and DNS it!?

HT

Adz · 17 Jan 2006 at 00:42

Yup, exactly

.

Human Torch · 17 Jan 2006 at 00:45

w00t!

Now to find a good host!

robmiller · 17 Jan 2006 at 03:13

Quick vaguely related question: do Nominet or whoever send email/snail mail alerts when your domain is about to expire? I have around 5 domains, all registered at different times, and I just know I'll forget when at least one of them expires.

Beansprout · 17 Jan 2006 at 09:04

I've not had an e-mail from Nominet (that I recall), but registrars pretty much always send out plenty of expiry notifications.

Adz · 17 Jan 2006 at 10:59

robmiller said:
Quick vaguely related question: do Nominet or whoever send email/snail mail alerts when your domain is about to expire? I have around 5 domains, all registered at different times, and I just know I'll forget when at least one of them expires.

Your registrar should email you to inform you of an impending renewal. Nominet will also email you then, as a last ditch attempt, they'll send you a pro-forma invoice for £80 by post just before the domain is suspended in case your registrar has gone bust.

toString · 17 Jan 2006 at 13:35

We use easyspace at work

() and it's a real real reall pain in the backside to move domains away from them. Faxes and unanswered emails, etc, etc. I think they even charge a fee to move away, too...

But while it's there, it works ok, lol :/