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I don't know much about all this stuff HTCW , currently I have a domain name pjksolutions.com registered which comes with 6 email accounts and I pay £x every year for the service - so is this just DNS or domain hosting ? I'm glazing over now
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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The hosting takes care of where the server actually runs and lives.
You need a host.
A domain name is like a phonebook entry that gives a friendly name to your IP.
They are different services, although sometimes you can get them as a package deal.
It sounds like you maybe got a package deal from that host you are using (domain name + hosting)
If that's the case, you'll have to move all of it. I know a lot of people use godaddy.com but I can't vouch for them. They include a package deal (domain name + hosting) but I don't think they require it. You can get domain name or hosting ala carte if you like.
I use Network Solutions for my domain. I can't recommend them. I'd consider maybe godaddy. I haven't switched just because of the PITA to do so but otherwise I would.
I use OVHS for my hosting. I'm happy with them. They do not have package deals (domain name + hosting) as far as I know. You have to get your domain name somewhere else, which is typical.
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IMHO, one needs to be careful with package deals. They are convenient but the ISP has control over your domain name and can make it difficult for you to move if you don't have full access to your DNS settings. Network Solutions is spendy but good for someone not schooled with DNS set up. They will walk you through it. I moved a couple of client domains to them for that reason. NS offers email hosting, I think they use Exchange !! but have no idea of fees. Like I said before, I have several domain names with Joker, use Proton for their email. I have 2 domains, with minimal web sites, on Hostgator. They are good but expensive, pretty easy to set up. If you want to play the game, most of the "big kids" offer 3 years hosting packages at a big discount. You could move every 3 years....
>64
It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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honey the codewitch wrote: OVHS.
Sounds very "blast from the Past"-y. 
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It's a modern cloud based provider. You get a VPS which is part of a server blade probably in a cage at a datacenter somewhere.
You might consider a package deal from godaddy.com so you don't have to mess with your domain's MX records. They can set it up for you probably.
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I use Proton for a couple of domain site emails. Also use some of their other services, but they have multiple levels. Not aware of any outages. I use Joker for DNS.
>64
It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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What I use (the short version): OVH for web hosting, GoDaddy as domain name registrar, ZohoMail as email service provider. Also afraid.org as backup DNS server.
As you said that you don't delve much on these issues, I'll give you a longer version with explanations what each part is good for:
- OVH hosting = this is just a Linux computer up in the cloud (a VPS - Virtual Private Server) that is always on and connected to a fixed IP address. I need it to run the primary DNS server. It also runs a Web server but you don't care about that.
- GoDaddy domain registrar = this one tells the world where the primary DNS for my domain is located. Something like:
Email sender: "Hey, GoDaddy, what is the IP for the mail server of 'neacsu.net'?"
GoDaddy: "Please go to w.x.y.z (the IP of the OVH VPS) and ask there. If this one is not working try at a.b.c.d (the IP of afraid.org DNS server)."
Email sender: "Hey DNS server at w.x.y.x, what is the IP for your mail server?"
OVH VPS: "Please go to m.n.p.q (the IP of Zoho server) to send the mail."
- ZohoMail = this is the actual mail server. In principle, I could use the OVH VPS to install a mail server like PostFix, but taking care of it, update spam filters and what not, is too much of a hassle. The free option from Zoho gives me 5 email mailboxes of 5G each. I can live with that.
- afraid.org = a backup DNS server. Every time I change something in the configuration of my primary DNS server (at OVH), it notifies the server at afraid.org to make a copy of all DNS records. If later on the OVH server is down (a rare event), the server at afraid.org can answer in its place.
The whole setup costs about 100$/year and I've use it for close to 10 years now.
Mircea
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I am currently hosting my own website/email server through the broadband connection at my home/office. It requires a static IP address and periodic maintenance (certs), but it works great. We also have a site hosted at hostpapa and 2 sites running from Azure VMs.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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You take the psycho path.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Are you on dem pills again ? 
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Oh yes. New ones as well ... to "cure" the side effects of the other pills. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You need to see a trick cyclist 
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Or rock down to Electric Avenue.
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The psycho path is so much more fun, though.
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What do you guys think this thread should be about?
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2 messages long.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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3 messages now. We on a roll. 
Jeremy Falcon
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You want to see something terrifying? I was looking for information on the panic-inducing words that invoke chills up your spine while you feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. It's safe for work, but it will set you into a terror-stricken state of mind. It's just three words. I'm talking about "The Wafflehouse Index".
If just that alone strikes fear deep into your soul, then you may want to think twice about seeing what I'm going to share with you. #TheWafflehouseIndex[^]
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Steve Raw wrote: disturbing
The most disturbing thing is that it's asking for login and password, which I am NOT going to provide them.
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I just got that too, and...
One of the unintended consequences of renaming Twitter to "X" is that--and this isn't the first time this happened--I just tried, in a futile attempt, to close the window by clicking on the X logo...
Good thing they don't place their logo on a square red background.
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Anything on X is disturbing. Fortunately I have no access to it...
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