Does anyone feel it’s warranted to get whois protection when registering a domain name?
I currently have three websites and I want to put them under one roof. Currently, they have whois protection. I am doing it on the cheap, so some of the cheaper companies don’t offer this service.
I have the domains registered at registerfly.com, but they are not really set up for computer simpletons like myself.
I am also looking for a place that offers website sharing. Anyone got any suggestions.
The Whois protection is worth the money IMO.
(Unless you like Junk Mail)
I registered my website to a P.O Box…
Removed all the “redundancy” and put some fictictious info.
Just my ‘bill to’ info is correct.
… and I still get alot of mail that hacks get off the ‘bill to’ info I have …
The registerfly.com has a thing called ‘profile’ I think.
Create one with fictious info.
Although … I had to have them manually renue my account last time, cuz the autorenew relies on the info matching your CC address.
I use godaddy.com as a registrar. they have a very inexpensive hosting deal. I don’t know if they have to be the registrar to get the good hosting deal, but it’s worth a look.
Have you thought about using a broadband static ip solution, e.g., speakeasy.net, and hosting your own websites.
You still have to register the IP.
(if you want traffic)
You could use dynamic dns. Either a client on your webserver…or get your router to do it. The last three routers ive had had Dyndns capabilities…worked like a charm.
It was more of a just for fun kinda thing when i did it though. I never had a good enough Inanet connection to host anything important. 
If you run your own dns server and web server, you can point multiple names at the same space.
But thats only an intranet solution. That wont help people find your page that are outside of your network. I doubt The Munieer is dealing with local stuff if hes going through the domain registration business.
It has nothing to do with “intranet”.
You can run internet / www / visible-to-the-public sites on a computer connected to the internet via your broadband if you have a static ip. (You can do it with a dynamic ip, too, but then you need an external service.) You need to register your name server, if you run one, or point your dns records at your ip address if you employ an external dns service.
I have a dozen or so sites running this way, including www.munipsycho.com. I could increase upload bandwidth at the expense download, but I haven’t done that, so it’s slow to visitors.
The only thing that “helps people find your page” are search engines. That’s a whole other story.
How does one do that?
gah. Youre right. I should have been more specific. …gotta think more before i type.
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Thanks for setting me straight. Youre taking this to the next level. Cool stuff. Sorry to be the misinformer of the thread.
Mango,
it’s all very confusing. It’s doable, but it takes a while to sort it all out.
I use godaddy.com to register domain names. They have an option to register name servers as well.
If you google “how dns works” there are a pretty large number of sites that explain it better than I can do.
It’s pretty easy to configure a name server and test it. In my own case, it worked for a while before I completely understood it - to the extent that I do understand it now. 
I didn’t want to start a new thread for this question.
A guy is offfering FREE website design because he hooks you up with hosting of $9.95 per month and there are no contracts.
Even directs you to Templateworld.com to view some layouts you can choose from.
What’s a good price to pay for hosting?
What is hosting?
Do I need it for a website?
A web site host is a computer that serves the contents of your site to Internet users on demand. That is, when someone requests a page from your site, the request goes to the host, and the host sends that page back to the user. Without a host, no one will be able to see your site.
$10 / mo. is a good price, but read the fine print. There may be some “gotchas” such as a limit on the number of pages the host will serve each day, or each month.
Thanks!!!
I appreciate that caveat, too!
I’d rather pay a little more for a site with solid uptime, from a company that looks like it’s going to be around for a while. I’ve been through the experience of having my hosting company teeter on the edge of closing its doors (no tech support at all, followed by promises).
I’m very happy with my current company, which is Lunarpages (www.lunarpages.com). Their basic hosting plan seems to be only $6.95/month, with lots of goodies.
Without a hosting service, I’d have to host my (aging, decrepit, non-updated) web site on my own computer, and leave it on 24/7/365, which is not something I want to do.
All of the domains I’ve registered are through Network Solutions. Boring, but consistent. I haven’t had any problems, but they’re not the cheapest either. Problems I’ve heard of is when you let your hosting company or internet provider register your domain, and later when you want to move to a different company you find out you don’t own it; they do. I want to make sure all my domains belong to me, or their owners (my clients).
Caveat emptor. Wow! I’m glad I asked you!
Thanks!