Re: Hosting question

Thanks for all the replies on this thread.

I can FTP this hosting package via IP address, but cannot browse the files
via IP address after three days.

Their support staff are not returning my calls. So I guess I won't do
business with these people.

Steve Burrill
----- Original Message -----
From: Laurie Landry <lmlweb(at)lmlweb.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 8:58 PM
Subject: RE: Hosting question


> Exactly.. it has to do with DNS servers being updated. One person could
> access the website while another across the country probaby can't.
>
> If you can't view a URL, note the IP # as well.. if you can't view a
> domainname.com; chances are you might be able to view 123.456.78 or
> something like that.
>
> Laurie Landry
> Creative Communications Coordinator
> Web of Care.com
> www.webofcare.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of Jennifer Powell
> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 11:40 AM
> > To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: RE: Hosting question
> >
> >
> > Yes -- if this is what he was referring to, it has nothing to do with
the
> > quality of your hosting service.  Our company's web recently changed its
> > domain and it took several days before some folks could access our site,
> > even  with the correct URL.
> >
> > Jennifer Powell
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:23:49 -0400
> > From: "Martin T. Hugo" <martyh(at)cinci.rr.com>
> > Subject: RE: Hosting question
> >
> > I concur with Steve Johnston; it CAN take 4 days for a new domain to
> > propagate through all the DNS servers on the web and, depending
> > on where the
> > viewer is, in relation to those servers, the time can vary by up to a
day
> > for the same URL.  This must be what the sysadmin was refering to.
> >
> > Just my $.02
> >
> > Marty
> >
> >

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