Re: FN-FORUM: hosting for the UK?

date posted 22nd January 2008 13:06

I couldn't agree more. Use 123-reg to buy the domains, and host them
elsewhere - we use Pipeten for smaller stuff, but also Plugsocket.
Anything really critical goes on our own servers in Docklands.

On reflection, it doesn't really matter where you buy the domains from
(123-reg, 1&1, godaddy, etc), but you should seriously consider where
you have them hosted. Changing name servers is a must, too.

Hal
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On 22 Jan 2008, at 10:20, David Nye wrote:

>
> In my experience, buying domain registration and hosting from the
> same supplier usually results in problems when changing hosting
> arrangements later. You may also be relying on the hosting company to
> renew the domain on time. I use 123reg for domains and OpenHosting for
> hosting; happy with both, but I have not compared service levels with
> others recently. Perhaps more importantly, I discovered the hard way
> that it is definitely not a good idea to use the free mail forwarding
> service of the domain registrar... Their servers are frequently
> black-listed resulting in the loss of some mail, so my advice is to
> always take the option to use your hosting supplier's name servers.
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>
> David Nye
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