Looks like your message was blank, just the original thread. On 3/3/11, George Savory <gsavory@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > -- 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