On 3/3/11, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So maybe not as hard as I was thinking? I'll look into this. Thanks. > > On 3/3/11, Øyvind Lode <oyvind@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> It's actually very easy to set up your own server. >> I recently registered lode.is and configured the dns records myself from >> the >> registrars webinterface. >> I only paid for the domain name (dns hosting is included). >> lode.is points to my Linux server at home. >> I plan to host all I need myself, only exception is email. >> I'm currently running lighttpd, but no real content up yet though. >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Littlefield, Tyler >> [tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 04:05 >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: a bit ot: servers >> >> If you do not like to go with Linode, you can just get a dynamic dns. I >> use dyndns, which gives you a program that cron runs to keep your IP >> up-to-date, because odds are, you have a dynamic IP. >> On 3/2/2011 8:04 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>> Okay... I am now seeing the value of paying someone else to do all >>> this! Maybe I'll just tell people the ip of the server directly and >>> have done with it! Thanks to all for the answers. >>> >>> On 3/2/11, Humberto Rodriguez<sub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> DNS stands for Domain Name Server. Internet works on IP addresses and >>>> when >>>> we request a domain for example, on the address bar of the browser, an >>>> FTP >>>> client or an email server, there is a server for that domain extension, >>>> for >>>> example a .com domain, which receives the request and through DNS >>>> entries, >>>> knows which DNS server to send it to; and the DNS server will in turn >>>> send >>>> it to the host that handles that domain, either as a host or virtual >>>> host. >>>> The host server knows which account and protocol to send the request to, >>>> whether a dedicated or shared server. >>>> >>>> Humberto >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Littlefield, Tyler"<tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> To:<programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 8:37 PM >>>> Subject: Re: a bit ot: servers >>>> >>>> >>>> | The point of a nameserver is to provide redundancy; if one fails, >>>> there >>>> | is another one in backup. One specification is that they are on >>>> separate >>>> | systems, to help with the redundancy. Essentially the nameservers run >>>> | dns servers, which send out the records for the dns requests. That's >>>> | about as much of it as I understand. >>>> | On 3/2/2011 4:04 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>> |> I was hoping to avoid a monthly or yearly bill, though having root >>>> |> access does sound nice. While it may be more work, is it possible to >>>> |> register a domain on my own server (that converted pc)? What exactly >>>> |> do you mean by a nameserver, and how is it different from the server >>>> |> you get when you install apache or a similar program? >>>> |> >>>> |> On 3/2/11, Littlefield, Tyler<tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> |>> Hello Alex, First, you can save a lot of the trouble by grabbing up >>>> a >>>> |>> linode. $20/m gets you a sweet server, and it's your own. It's a >>>> vps >>>> |>> system, but you get root so you can do whatever you want. They also >>>> run >>>> |>> their own DNS servers, so you don't need to do dns yourself. Let me >>>> know >>>> |>> if this is something you are interested in, I have a refer code. >>>> What >>>> |>> you need to do is find someone that hands out domain names, then >>>> point >>>> |>> that domain at a nameserver. >>>> |>> On 3/2/2011 3:44 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>> |>>> Hi all, >>>> |>>> I am in a class in which we have to download WAMP. I did, and I >>>> also >>>> |>>> got Django (a Python web framework) since I love Python and had >>>> never >>>> |>>> tried Django before. After using it, I really like it and I am >>>> toying >>>> |>>> with setting up an old pc of mine as a server. It would be low >>>> |>>> traffic, probably no more than a hundred visitors at a time (and >>>> |>>> usually few to none), but I really like the idea of having control >>>> |>>> over everything instead of renting space where I have to shell >>>> into >>>> it >>>> |>>> and cannot add, for example, libraries or upgrades. >>>> |>>> >>>> |>>> My question is: I had a domain registered, but I let it lapse. It >>>> was >>>> |>>> through ipowerweb.com. First, can I re-register it for less >>>> somewhere >>>> |>>> else, paying whomever gets paid for this sort of thing directly? >>>> |>>> Second, is it possible to have that domain point to an ip of my >>>> |>>> choice, namely my Apache server's ip? If so, how would I configure >>>> |>>> this? >>>> |>>> >>>> |>>> Thanks in advance. When I google stuff like this, I only get >>>> offers >>>> |>>> for cheap domain registration, but they all come with server >>>> plans, >>>> |>>> which I do not want. >>>> |>>> >>>> |>> >>>> |>> -- >>>> |>> >>>> |>> Thanks, >>>> |>> Ty >>>> |>> >>>> |>> __________ >>>> |>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> |>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>> |>> >>>> |>> >>>> |> >>>> | >>>> | >>>> | -- >>>> | >>>> | Thanks, >>>> | Ty >>>> | >>>> | __________ >>>> | View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> | //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>> | >>>> >>>> __________ >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, >> Ty >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind