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Ask YC: What DNS provider do you use ?
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#12Why do you need low ttl's? Can you clarify the problem you are trying to solve?
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#13I use primarily my own DNS servers (linux/bind), but also some addresses uses domainmonger.com and godaddy.com DNS.
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#14Real hackers run their own hand-coded DNS server.
Seriously, though, I run a DNS server on the same machine that runs my [small] web server, etc. There is an argument to be made that you need failover machines for DNS, but my counter-argument is that if my web server machine is dead, no amount of DNS redundancy is going to fix anything.
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#15We run our own using MyDNS. It has a few bugs, but by and large it works.
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#16I've been using zoneedit.com Very kludgy site, but it gets the job done for free.
Same here
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#17http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/ it's reasonable.
I've been using DNS Made Easy for a while. I find the prices are very good if you have a bunch of domains to host. I'm using five nameservers for each domain and that seems like plenty of redundancy.
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#18I run EveryDNS and am looking for an ALL-STAR PHP/MySQL hacker who wants to help take it over. You must be in San Francisco. This is a simple business that can easily grow to make $1mm a year (and with some work, $5mm/year). I will help you understand how to grow and run a business. I am focused on OpenDNS these days and EveryDNS has been neglected (though we added AAAA support on Saturday night). In addition to the…
a) Your error messages are not noticeable enough - they're way too far from the register/login area.
b) Why not let people use e-mail address as username (aka why limit usernames)?
Re: Ask YC: What DNS provider do you use ?
#19Real hackers run their own hand-coded DNS server. Seriously, though, I run a DNS server on the same machine that runs my [small] web server, etc. There is an argument to be made that you need failover machines for DNS, but my counter-argument is that if my web server machine is dead, no amount of DNS redundancy is going to fix anything.
For a website only, that's not a big deal. However if you also have email for that domain, mail will immediately start bouncing when DNS goes down.
Re: Ask YC: What DNS provider do you use ?
#20Why do you need low ttl's? Can you clarify the problem you are trying to solve?
Yes - SPOF on some hardware means I'd like to be able to make DNS edits on the fly to redirect users to a status page in the event of a problem.