From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V6 #7 Reply-To: lucy-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk lucy-list-digest Wednesday, January 14 2004 Volume 06 : Number 007 In this issue: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net RE: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net Re: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:10:02 -0800 From: Tom Negrino Subject: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net on 1/13/04 12:15 AM, "Kristen Myshrall" wrote: > Ok after checking into why it is some people can't seem to see certain (or > any!) of the pages on www.lucykaplansky.net I found out that it is a problem > with your local DNS (or server provider). It's certainly a DNS problem, and it may be a local issue, but if so, it's widespread. My service provider is Comcast (the country's largest cable modem provider), and they're pretty good about maintaining their DNS. > Basically as I update the site a signal is sent down the chain to the local > DNS's telling them they need to update their system to see the new > information. Unfortunately some service providers are slow about this. The > problem seems to especially be with small service providers. I think that you've misunderstood how this works. DNS info is not updated every time you add or change content to your site. It is only updated when you change servers or server providers. Basically, DNS is a service that tells web browsers the numeric address of the server you're trying to get to. You type in "www.google.com," and your browser hits your Internet provider's local DNS server to find out the numeric equivalent for that address. The DNS gives your browser the numbers, and the browser goes there (you don't see that information exchange; it appears to just work). What appears to be happening is that your domain registrar, which is Cheap-DomainRegistration.com, has failed to properly distribute the DNS information so that the lucykaplansky.net domain points to the server where the site resides. All I get is an advertisement page for Cheap-DomainRegistration.com. It's possible that the DNS information is simply propagating slowly, and this will clear up in a few more days. But if if does not, you should go back to your domain registrar and/or hosting provider and ask them to track down the problem. Tom Negrino ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:39:02 -0500 From: "Kristen Myshrall" Subject: RE: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net Thanks Tom, See that's why I'm not a computer person :) >From: Tom Negrino >Reply-To: lucy-list@smoe.org >To: Lucy List >Subject: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:10:02 -0800 > >on 1/13/04 12:15 AM, "Kristen Myshrall" wrote: > > > Ok after checking into why it is some people can't seem to see certain >(or > > any!) of the pages on www.lucykaplansky.net I found out that it is a >problem > > with your local DNS (or server provider). > >It's certainly a DNS problem, and it may be a local issue, but if so, it's >widespread. My service provider is Comcast (the country's largest cable >modem provider), and they're pretty good about maintaining their DNS. > > > Basically as I update the site a signal is sent down the chain to the >local > > DNS's telling them they need to update their system to see the new > > information. Unfortunately some service providers are slow about this. >The > > problem seems to especially be with small service providers. > >I think that you've misunderstood how this works. DNS info is not updated >every time you add or change content to your site. It is only updated when >you change servers or server providers. > >Basically, DNS is a service that tells web browsers the numeric address of >the server you're trying to get to. You type in "www.google.com," and your >browser hits your Internet provider's local DNS server to find out the >numeric equivalent for that address. The DNS gives your browser the >numbers, >and the browser goes there (you don't see that information exchange; it >appears to just work). > >What appears to be happening is that your domain registrar, which is >Cheap-DomainRegistration.com, has failed to properly distribute the DNS >information so that the lucykaplansky.net domain points to the server where >the site resides. All I get is an advertisement page for >Cheap-DomainRegistration.com. It's possible that the DNS information is >simply propagating slowly, and this will clear up in a few more days. But >if >if does not, you should go back to your domain registrar and/or hosting >provider and ask them to track down the problem. > >Tom Negrino _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:02:05 -0600 From: Rachel Strain Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: Problems viewing lk.net Kristen, I'd like to take what Tom said one (small) step further and mention that if Cheap-DomainRegistration.com doesn't fix the problem, you have the option of transferring your registration to another more reliable domain registry. GoDaddy.com has .net domain registration for $8.95 a year, which is pretty cheap, and they're very reliable. I don't know, however, what fee (if any) there is for transferring a domain from one registry to another. You should definitely research those charges before you decide to switch. :) Rachel On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 07:39 PM, Kristen Myshrall wrote: > Thanks Tom, > > See that's why I'm not a computer person :) > >> >> What appears to be happening is that your domain registrar, which is >> Cheap-DomainRegistration.com, has failed to properly distribute the >> DNS >> information so that the lucykaplansky.net domain points to the server >> where >> the site resides. All I get is an advertisement page for >> Cheap-DomainRegistration.com. It's possible that the DNS information >> is >> simply propagating slowly, and this will clear up in a few more days. >> But if >> if does not, you should go back to your domain registrar and/or >> hosting >> provider and ask them to track down the problem. >> >> Tom Negrino ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V6 #7 ***************************** This has been a posting from the Lucy Kaplansky mail list digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe lucy-list-digest" in the body of the message