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domain names (techy)

adrian, 04 Sep 2005 15:11:16

At 17:47 03/09/2005 +0100, you wrote:
>I assume he is already on here...
Yes, but was away for the day.
>
>Adrian - what has been registered? Are we using it?

I've registered backlashuk.org.uk and backlash-uk.org.uk.

Unfortunately I screwed up. What I've done is the past is to get my
registration people to change the nameservers to PlusNet and ask PlusNet to
point the request to the webspace. Stupidly this time I started to
transfer the domain to PlusNet, then when I realised I didn't continue, so
the tag is released to Plus but not picked up. That's why I registered -uk.

However now I'm having difficulty getting Plus to understand the
difference. I have 3 domains pointed at my webspace and AFAIK I can have
4. I can remove one domain but they have to do it - there is no automated
method. They seem to think I want registration, or they think that any
over 3 domains pointed should be charged as for a registration. And they
want Ł25 a year for it which is way over the top in contrast to their other
charges.

Backlash was always a working title to give us something to call the site.
If we have another domain name we prefer I can register it immediately but
the only way I can be positive it will be usable on Monday is to ask for
non-masked redirection, i.e. it will redirect to UF.co.uk/backlash. If
this is what you want I'll do it and you can make it clear on the index
page that UF are temporarily hosting the pages but they are not part of the
UF site. I can then try to get Plus to sort it out in the meantime.

Alternatively you just as well as me could register any domain that is
decided and forward it to any appropriately-named subdirectory of the UF
site. Just tell me the domain name that I should ask Plus to repoint so I
can ask them to sort it out. Masked redirection also possible but a little
messy and costs extra.

Adrian

fuschia, 04 Sep 2005 17:09:32

In a message dated 04/09/2005 15:11:43 GMT Daylight Time,
Adrian@aeolian.plus.com writes:

Backlash was always a working title to give us something to call the site.
If we have another domain name we prefer I can register it immediately but
the only way I can be positive it will be usable on Monday is to ask for
non-masked redirection, i.e. it will redirect to UF.co.uk/backlash. If
this is what you want I'll do it and you can make it clear on the index
page that UF are temporarily hosting the pages but they are not part of the
UF site. I can then try to get Plus to sort it out in the meantime.

Can I suggest we go with that?

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