We use Simple DNS server and it work flawless. My recommendation is to share
with another ISP for both of you to provide secondary DNS for each other.
Preferably an ISP on another provider in case your upstream has a problem
DNS can still be resolved.

If you do decide to use Simple DNS, they do have other ISP's that are
willing and signed up to provide this.


Howard

-----Original Message-----
From: andrew [mailto:andrew@...Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 9:01 AM
To: isp-win2k@isp-win2k.com
Subject: Re: Re[5]: New ISP advice - Please

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
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> LC> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ http://asp-lists.com/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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