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    code frog 0
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    I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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      I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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      Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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      http://freedns.afraid.org/[^]

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      All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts... --William Shakespeare

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        I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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        DaveyM69
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        I use freedns[^] myself - very easy to use and Josh (the admin) is very helpful. I pay the few $ for premium so my domains aren't listed - but even if they were (with the free) I can refuse requests for subdomains.

        Dave
        BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
        Expect everything to be hard and then enjoy the things that come easy. (code-frog)

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          I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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          MrPlankton
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          Wouldn't your domain name registrar give you access to manage that?

          MrPlankton

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            Wouldn't your domain name registrar give you access to manage that?

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            Lost User
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            Not that I've ever seen. Cheers, Drew.

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              I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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              Steve McLenithan
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              GoDaddy provides TotalDNS free of charge for all domains. Very slick, no issues. Otherwise everydns.net works well if you're not using GoDaddy/any other host that doesn't provide this for free already.

              // Steve McLenithan

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                I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                3MSP
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                Anybody aware of a .NET (must be C#) open source DNS server software? I need to be able to run my own DNS server(s) but need to customise/extend the code so as to analise the requests and thus the responces.. cheers..

                "the easiest way to do something is to do it properly" - kj parker

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                  I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                  sorry to repost, just updated my profile .. Anybody aware of a .NET (must be C#) open source DNS server software? I need to be able to run my own DNS server(s) but need to customise/extend the code so as to analise the requests and thus the responces.. (Google is doing my head in :sigh: )cheers..

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                    GoDaddy provides TotalDNS free of charge for all domains. Very slick, no issues. Otherwise everydns.net works well if you're not using GoDaddy/any other host that doesn't provide this for free already.

                    // Steve McLenithan

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                    +1 for everydns.net. I have 6 domains there and things are very easy. Dynamic DNS is not their strong point however.

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                      I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                      TimBuck
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                      http://www.opendns.com/[^] I find that works really well and its free and gives you all sorts of url filtering options (if you want them) Tim

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                        I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                        eddddy
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                        mydomain.com

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                          sorry to repost, just updated my profile .. Anybody aware of a .NET (must be C#) open source DNS server software? I need to be able to run my own DNS server(s) but need to customise/extend the code so as to analise the requests and thus the responces.. (Google is doing my head in :sigh: )cheers..

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                          James Curran
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                          I believe there is one on CodePlex, but I don't think it's production quality yet.

                          Truth, James

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                            I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                            Lost User
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                            If you are looking for secondary DNS service, I've used http://www.rollernet.us/[^] in the past. I think they would provide exactly the kind of fail over service you are looking for.

                            Jason

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                              I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                              mkpro17
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                              godaddy.com offers a free service called offsite DNS that allows you to host dns for any domain, not just what is registerd in your account. You can have as many as you want, and it is all free. It is a very reliable and robust DNS service. Supports any type of record I have ever had to use. Which I have found over the years, some providers do not support many types of DNS records.. BaM and Ding to you Network Solutions.

                              mathew

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                                I need to manage DNS for about 30 domains and I need to do it at no charge. My options are to build my own DNS server and poke it out on the internet or I need to find a company that provides free DNS services. I don't mean DNS lookup such as opendns.org and I mean the free version of what you can get at DYNDNS.ORG. DYNDNS is the go-to provider and they charge a fair price to host DNS but this is on my tab and I cannot pay that rate for 30 domains (this whole thing is a long story so don't ask). I'm just starting to learn that DNS is a very exact science especially for email and anti-spam and I need to set up dedicated DNS for 30 domains and run it on a different server than that which the domains are hosted on (fail-over).

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                                todd deland
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                                zoneedit.com works great for me.

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