Re: DNS question

[Jens Knoell <jens@surefoot.com>]

Hi Chuck,

On Tuesday 10 May 2005 09:01, Chuck Campbell <CC> wrote:
> I've managed to completely confuse myself.
>
> I have a domain registered at a registrar and hosted at a provider.
>
> The provider has given me primary and secondary DNS names and ip addresses.
>
> I have entered those at the registrar's site. All whois queries work and
> email is configured and working properly.  I can find the web site from
> anyone's browser.
>
> I now have a new company which has built commercial web pages for me, and I
> need to make them active.  This company says I need to change my DNS
> addresses with my registrar to make this work.  Is this correct?  They will
> then take over hosting the domain (become my NEW provider)?
>
> They do NOT do any email, so if I make the DNS server changes at my
> registrar, will my email break?
>
> If not, then I'm not sure I understand how any of this works.
>
> I thought that my provider (ISP) puts up A and MX DNS records which allow
> resolution of my web pages and my email addresses.  If I switch to a new
> provider that claims to not do email, who will make my email work?

That provider is probably giving you a load of BS. I've seen providers who 
actually "need" the DNS resolvers on their servers, but in each case it's 
just a matter of total utter BS on their side. The only thing you need to do 
is point the www entry to the providers webserver.

Alternatively if you'd rather play along and transfer the domains nameservice 
to them, you can still add an MX entry pointing elsewhere if they don't 
provide email services.

J