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What are the Benifits of Running Your Own DNS?

Posted by Cliff on from the efficiency-versus-convenience dept.

baileyjs asks: "I help run a small web development firm, and we are always trying to save money, but not at the cost of service to our customers. We currently purchase DNS services from our ISP, but are looking at getting our own rack. I was going to put some DNS servers there when I saw that Network Solutions offers free DNS. All our of domains (about 150) are currently on Network Solutions, so transfer is not an issue. Why shouldn't I use Network Solutions? Why should I build my own? What reasons, besides 'Network Solutions is Evil', can I give my boss?"

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  1. Benifits? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Rediculous spelling aside, the main advantage is responsiveness, you loose the ability to make quwik DNS changes when you let someone else do it. That's somethink to think about.

    That said, for all intensive purposes, you shouldent be making arbitrary changes like that anyway, I no for me I could care less how responsive it is as long as DNS changes propogeat within a few hour's.

    1. Re:Benifits? by sfjoe · · Score: 1, Funny

      That said, for all intensive purposes, ...

      You really shouldn't criticize other's spelling, since for all intents and purposes, it makes you look pedantic.

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    2. Re:Benifits? by UnrefinedLayman · · Score: 1, Funny

      You really shouldn't criticize others' posts, since it makes you look like an idiot who doesn't know what a pedant is.

  2. Advantages by 4of12 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The possibilities are limitless.

    Imagine having the ability to provide your customers with customized pointers to

    mycompetitor.com
    You can point them to your own range of services, or to a clumsy-looking buck-toothed site "Doh! We're dorks!".

    And that doesn't even begin to enumerate the lucrative possibilities of being a window to various on-line casinos and to paypal...

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  3. Use IPs instead by I_Love_Pocky! · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why even bother with DNS? You can just use IP addresses, and it doesn't cost you a thing. No hosting or anything. With google, and bookmarks, hardly anyone bothers typing URLs anyway. Those that do can get by with an IP address. IPv4 addresses aren't that much to remeber anyway.