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Posted by E Bentley on December 3, 2006, 9:26 am
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Hi Guys,
I'm sure you'll easily be able to answer this one because I'm so
ignorant about this kind of thing and I think my question is probably
dead easy to answer.
About 10 years ago I put a small website on my free space at my ISP.
However, the address to my website was ridiculously long, i.e. like:
http://www.very-long-isp-name.com/my-long-name/index.html
SO . . . I bought a simple domain name for myself from a company called
Network Solutions and for a little extra I also bought "web-forwarding"
so that when people typed the new simple domain name in their browsers
they would be automatically forwarded to the actual site (with the long
name).
Well, things have moved on and this arrangement is no longer very good,
for various reasons. What I need now is ACTUAL web-space which has my
old domain name stamped on it.
I know that Network Solutions (who sold me the domain name) will do this
for me (for more money!) but what I want to know is this: can I find
some cheap web-space somewhere and have my old domain name "stamped" on
it?
Thanks for all assurances/ideas/advice.
Ed.
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Posted by Gwin on December 3, 2006, 11:04 am
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E Bentley wrote:
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> Hi Guys,
> I'm sure you'll easily be able to answer this one because I'm so
> ignorant about this kind of thing and I think my question is probably
> dead easy to answer.
> About 10 years ago I put a small website on my free space at my ISP.
> However, the address to my website was ridiculously long, i.e. like:
> http://www.very-long-isp-name.com/my-long-name/index.html
> SO . . . I bought a simple domain name for myself from a company called
> Network Solutions and for a little extra I also bought "web-forwarding"
> so that when people typed the new simple domain name in their browsers
> they would be automatically forwarded to the actual site (with the long
> name).
> Well, things have moved on and this arrangement is no longer very good,
> for various reasons. What I need now is ACTUAL web-space which has my
> old domain name stamped on it.
> I know that Network Solutions (who sold me the domain name) will do this
> for me (for more money!) but what I want to know is this: can I find
> some cheap web-space somewhere and have my old domain name "stamped" on
> it?
> Thanks for all assurances/ideas/advice.
> Ed.
get a hosting account somewhere that meets your needs.
then use their nameservers for your domain name as ns.
any host you choose will give you the info you need to make the move.
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Posted by E Bentley on December 4, 2006, 10:40 am
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Gwin wrote:
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> get a hosting account somewhere that meets your needs.
> then use their nameservers for your domain name as ns.
> any host you choose will give you the info you need to make the move.
Right, OK. "a hosting account" . . . am I right in thinking that's what
"web-hosting" companies are all about?
But "use their nameservers for your domain name as ns". What does this
mean? OK, I gather from what you say that "web-hosting" companies have
"nameservers". But how do I use them so that my domain name remains as
it is?
Thanks.
Ed.
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Posted by William Tasso on December 4, 2006, 1:15 pm
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Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
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> Gwin wrote:
>> get a hosting account somewhere that meets your needs.
>> then use their nameservers for your domain name as ns.
>> any host you choose will give you the info you need to make the move.
> Right, OK. "a hosting account" . . . am I right in thinking that's what
> "web-hosting" companies are all about?
yep
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> But "use their nameservers for your domain name as ns". What does this
> mean?
the host will now - and should be able to guide you through the process.
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> OK, I gather from what you say that "web-hosting" companies have
> "nameservers". But how do I use them so that my domain name remains as
> it is?
stop worrying alright already - just let the host sort it - till you know.
--
William Tasso
http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp
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Posted by William Tasso on December 3, 2006, 12:16 pm
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Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
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> Hi Guys,
How do you do?
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> ...
> What I need now is ACTUAL web-space which has my
> old domain name stamped on it.
yes
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> ...
> can I find
> some cheap web-space somewhere and have my old domain name "stamped" o=
n
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> it?
old domain name =3D=3D real domain name?
yes - trivial, but I shall refrain from recommending a supplier as every=
=
one I've promoted over the years has gone tits-up in one form or another=
.
Ask down the pub.
-- =
William Tasso
http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp
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> I'm sure you'll easily be able to answer this one because I'm so
> ignorant about this kind of thing and I think my question is probably
> dead easy to answer.
> About 10 years ago I put a small website on my free space at my ISP.
> However, the address to my website was ridiculously long, i.e. like:
> http://www.very-long-isp-name.com/my-long-name/index.html
> SO . . . I bought a simple domain name for myself from a company called
> Network Solutions and for a little extra I also bought "web-forwarding"
> so that when people typed the new simple domain name in their browsers
> they would be automatically forwarded to the actual site (with the long
> name).
> Well, things have moved on and this arrangement is no longer very good,
> for various reasons. What I need now is ACTUAL web-space which has my
> old domain name stamped on it.
> I know that Network Solutions (who sold me the domain name) will do this
> for me (for more money!) but what I want to know is this: can I find
> some cheap web-space somewhere and have my old domain name "stamped" on
> it?
> Thanks for all assurances/ideas/advice.
> Ed.