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Tag Archives: dns
Wildcard DNS queries added to our DNS API
We are updating our DNS API (Zonomi and RimuHosting) to support a name/host argument of **.example.com (where example.com is your DNS zone). This will find any DNS records ending with example.com. This could be used, for example, in providing your … Continue reading
Migrating VPS with virtualmin – Multiple DNS changes
We have had a customer move from one host to a new one with Virtualmin, this is usually ok, except in this case he had DNS hosted on his own VPS, most of it pointing to his old IP address. … Continue reading
Pingability Facelift
While I was kicking back camping in Yosemite Justin here has been 'messing about' with CSS on our Pingability web check and alert service. Bringing it from my 2003 design to something a little more contemporary. Thanks, Justin. -- Pingability … Continue reading
66% off .org domain name registration anyone?
We use gandi.net internally for some of the domains we have. Gandi have given me a few 'promo codes' for 66% off .org domains.
Did you know we have a DNS API?
Seems some cool features get lost, and only staff know about them rather than the customers. I thought I'd point out to people we have an API for our DNS. This can be used by scripts for adding domains to … Continue reading
DNS import script project. Any takers?
A bit of a cheeky request... I'm looking for something that will import a BIND zone file in our name servers. Anyone interested in having a crack at that? I'm imagining something like a bash/perl/ruby/python script that parses a BIND … Continue reading
Remember to Check Domain Expiration Dates
Today's post isn't anything technical; it's somewhat of a public service announcement instead. Your domain registrar likely emails you when your domain is nearing the end of its life (at least the end of its life in your possession). What … Continue reading
Debugging broken mail daemons
Getting bounced mail? here let me try and explain a few of the more common problems. Have you added the domain to accept mail? You need to add the domain into the mail server so it knows to accept email … Continue reading
Is your VPS slow to login at all? Applications not running so fast?
Often we will get customers emailing in saying that things are just running 'slow'. Often when we login the first thing we notice is after the password has gone through it just hangs for a fair while before login. This … Continue reading
Domain Name Confusion
This is something we see time and time again. It is fair to say, unless you have had a bit of experience with it, can be a bit confusing. So here is a breakdown of the domain name components.. Registrar … Continue reading