When you do do DNS, it would be a good idea to let your upstream continue 
to provide secondary DNS.

-sg

On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Mark Ackaway wrote:

> I agree fully, in the future I will be doing my own DNS.  But, this
> project is already behind by two months due to the local carrier
> installing the loop.  Also, up until yesterday we were going with
> linux over W2K, but that is another story.
> 
> The only thing we will be offering to begin with
> is e-mail and I need to get that running ASAP.  It was just easier for
> me to e-mail the provider with the MX record and the mail host ip
> address to get me going.  That will buy me some time to research which
> DNS product to use.
> 
> Once again - Thanks for all the help, this has been quite informative
> for me.
> 
> 
> 
>  Mark                            mailto:ackster@...> 
> Friday, January 04, 2002, 11:31:56 AM, you wrote:
> 
> MB> Mark if your intent is to become an ISP, providing hosting, or other access
> MB> services, it really is important to have your own DNS. Short of bandwidth,
> MB> it is probably the most critical item on your startup list. in essence DNS
> MB> gives you control funtions that you really must have to control your
> MB> domain...and properly service your customers. just my .02...
> MB> ----- Original Message -----
> MB> From: "Mark Ackaway" <ackster@...>
> MB> To: <isp-win2k@isp-win2k.com>
> MB> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:13 AM
> MB> Subject: Re[3]: New ISP advice - Please
> 
> 
> >> Len,
> >>
> >> Why must I run my own DNS?  My provider has offer to run both Primary
> >> & secondary DNS for me.  I just e-mail them the hosts and IP addresses for
> MB> the
> >> domain and they will set it up.  They also do a MX record.
> >>
> >> I will most likely need my own DNS server in the future, but for now
> >> the only host I have is a mail host.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Mark                            mailto:ackster@...> >>
> >> Friday, January 04, 2002, 11:06:45 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> >>Thanks for all the advice everyone.  I think I have it narrowed down
> >> >>to 3 mail packages.  I decided to toss doing my own DNS
> >>
> >> LC> bad decision.  As an ISP, you must run your own DNS.
> >>
> >> >>So, bottom line.  All I want is a machine that will do MAIL and DNS
> >> >>Caching.
> >>
> >> LC> the only software that does DNS caching is a DNS program (I would
> MB> disable
> >> LC> w2k pro's DNS wkstn caching), so run your own DNS.
> >>
> >> LC> Len
> >>
> >>
> >> LC> http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training
> >> LC> http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND 8.2.4 for NT4 & W2K
> >> LC> http://IMGate.MEIway.com  : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail
> MB> gateways
> >>
> >>
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