Quick question for anyone out there who might know.
I have a website that I am currently running off of a server (not mine) I have free webspace there, so I'd like to continue to use that if possible.
I currently have a domain that points to that. However, the year I got is about to expire, and I have to sign up somewhere to keep my domain.
My question is...How can I transfer my domain, and make it point to my current pages? I tried to do a transfer through godaddy.com, but it won't point to my specific directories, without me paying for them to do that.. (name forwarding)
Is there 1 good domain registration site that will let me do all of this for a low fee?
posted on August 22, 2001 09:44:21 AM new
I'm not sure if this is what you're after but ...
I have .com,.net and .org for a certain domain name and through this the .net and .org get forwarded to the .com address. I think it's $5.00 a year for each. I forget
posted on August 22, 2001 09:47:02 AM new
It's $12.00 and Network Solutions needs to be hosting the site...
so this probably will not help you.
It's a good deal if you are just registering a site and want to use your free ISP space though...
arttsupplies (webmaster)
Edited to add...
If you register a domain through networksolutions and don't put it anywhere and there is no site yet, it is de-facto hosted by NS.
[ edited by arttsupplies on Aug 22, 2001 09:57 AM ]
posted on August 22, 2001 09:49:10 AM new
> How can I transfer my domain,
> and make it point to my current pages?
My free registration with domainzero.com is about to end, so I transferred it to directNIC.com based on a friend's recommendation. Registration is $15 / year. The transfer domain option is real easy and did in five minutes last night. You register an account with directNIC.com, give them your CC info, and go to the Shop menu where the Transfer Domain option is given.
Whatever time is left through your previous registrar will be credited to this new account. I was surprised how easy it was!
posted on August 22, 2001 10:06:12 AM new
I found something similar at buydomains.com, but it's $16/year...
I noticed you get 20 megs free space, of course there's banner ads though...
Now, I found freewebz.com, they offer 100 meg free space...Catch is that on the bottom of your html files, they put their link...looks very bad, but you can take it off for $6/year...
So I figure $6/year for 100 megs isn't too bad...
Question - Anyone know of free web hosting space, with NO BANNER ADS or POPUP ADS?
I don't need that much space, currently I have two sites that run under a total of 4 megs...but it would be nice to have a backup plan in case they ever remove my account (it's an old college account!)
thanks
[ edited by potvin48 on Aug 22, 2001 10:11 AM ]
posted on August 22, 2001 10:30:06 AM new
I have used the Doteasy for about a year now...they are great! And best of all its free hosting...you have to pay for the transfer...but you can get that for free as well if you refer some people.
Cheers!
http://www.doteasy.com
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posted on August 22, 2001 11:42:48 AM new
Right, but their fee is $35...and I don't feel like referring people...plus I don't know anyone who would want to pay that much...
Any other suggestions?
thanks for the help, these boards are always helpful!
posted on August 23, 2001 03:07:38 AM new
You should be able to register your name server address(es) and IP on your domain name account after you transfer the domain name to godaddy, without paying a forwarding fee. (Forwarding fees are only for domains registered with godaddy that DON'T specify IP and name servers, but instead are parked for free on their site. It's the lazy man's way to point domain traffic to a long website address.)
When your domain is registered there, you can log into your account at any time and change the name server information. As long as your server knows they're supposed to direct your domain name's traffic to your website, you should be OK.
