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RCN headache, on day 1



On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Sheldon Dubrowin wrote:

> Just got off the phone with RCN tech support, if you want to run a server
> and have your DNS updated somewhere, you have to set that up yourself.
> RCN will not do that for you.  If I had known this before signing up I
> would not have switched.  I'm not a happy camper.
> 
> 	Shel

If you are running a linux box (I assume so since you are on this list) it
is not that difficult to run your own DNS.  I do it.  You need only
register your domain with InterNIC or one of their competitors, and then
configure your DNS.  There are various howtos that explain how to do this.


-- 
Derek D. Martin   |  UNIX System Administrator
derek at netria.com  |  dmartin at lancity.com

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