just don't let having a secondary DNS upstream give you a false sense of
security...if your connection to your upstream goes down it doesn't help to have
a working DNS pointing to IPs that are unreachable...the only thing it does do
is marginally save on bandwidth.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Subhendu Ghosh" <sghosh@...>
To: <isp-win2k@isp-win2k.com>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:55 AM
Subject: Re[5]: New ISP advice - Please


> 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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