MikeA's webautorities has a bulk reseller type plan might wanna check it out, umm... but it is more like getting a few accounts at a discount per each. You mean subdirectory multiple domain hosting?
If you don't want this type of multiple domain, ummm, well, I could help you out. I have too much space on the server and need to find some people looking for no frills hosting
Would they all be pointing to the same site?
E.g. all the domains would point to the index page on maindomain.com ? Or would they each have to have their own subdirectory?
LloydChristmas posted this at 23:16 — 30th July 2000.
It seems like most hosts should be able to do this, though I'm not sure how many would without making you pay extra.
Of course you wouldn't get email/control panel with these additional domains, for that you'd probably have to setup a new account.
You might try using http://www.mydomain.com, plus a CGI script to forward the pages to their appropriate directory. Then, you could use virtually any host
I agree that you could probably just set up a free domain forwarding account at one of the registrars that offer it, then use a CGI script to do path-forwarding. It's the most flexible and you can change the redirects at any time.
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LloydChristmas posted this at 21:54 — 31st July 2000.
Well, I'm not sure of any other hosts that will offer this for free, included in the package. Most hosts will be able to do this for a small price, however. It basically involves parking the domains to the host's nameservers, and adding a new Name-based entry in the httpd.conf file.
Mydomain WOULD allow http://www.foobar.com, but you're right- the URL would be cloaked (e.g. in an "invisible frame"). They would offer a true domain w/o cloaking only if you had an IP to use.
Futurequest's domain alias costs a $25 one time fee. All emails would be overlayed. It works out great. You can have domain-to-domain or domain-to-subdirectory.
Prohosting has unlimited domain pointing for no extra charge, but I'm not sure if it's just domain-to-domain.
I’ve found domain pointers to usually range from $5-8 a month plus a setup fee. Domain Mirrors usually only carry a setup fee, or are free depending on the host.
I know CI Host has domain pointers for $5 a month. I’ve only used mirrors on other hosts...
http://www.wwsi.net $25 includes domain registration and you could probably set up the redirection all under that same fee. Don't ake my word for it though.
I presently have 12 registered domain names. I found it was easier and cheaper in the long run to have your own dedicated server to put all the domains on. I am using dialtoneinternet.net and I have been very happy with them. Granted, dedicated hosting is not cheap but consider the cost of hosting 12 domain names on different servers or paying additional costs for each domain.
I pay a flat 300.00 per month with a 50 gig per month max. Additional gigs can be ordered in 50 gig increments or you can just pay the over max charges per month. I also managed to get weekly backups included in this cost. It can cost more depending on the CPU speed, drive space, and memory. I find the 400 Mhz Pent II, 8 gigs, and 256 megs of memory is fine for my needs.
Dialtoneinternet has an admin interface which makes if very easy to add virtual domains, DNS, and email addresses. The only real consideration when going with a dedicated server is having a working knowledge of Unix operating systems.
All and all, I would highly recomend Dialtoneinternet dedicated servers to anyone wanting to run muliple domains on the same machine. BEST OF ALL......IT'S YOUR MACHINE.
One word of advice. My grandmother always told me not to put all my eggs in one basket, and since I make money with my online ventures I still keep an additional two domains on two seperate servers in case my server is down for any reason. At least I won't loose a lot of money because all my domains are down. Just for the record, my server has never went down in the 10 months I have had it.
Good luck with your online ventures,
Doug
eva2000 posted this at 12:47 — 26th September 2000.
yep i have to agree with technel now... i have 40 domains and around 25 of them hosted on a dedicated server at rackspace.com 500 mhz upgraded to 384MB ram, 10GB hdd and 50GB/month
Quote: Originally posted by LloydChristmas Besides Thinkhost.
Why besides Thinkhost? I'm not trying to start anything here, just wondering. They're a very good host and I might use them. Vlad has had his share of conflicts in these forums, but Thinkhost is still a good host.
chicken posted this at 19:49 — 27th September 2000.
If you're looking for a site that allows you to park your domain names and manage all of the DNS zones from the web http://www.infodns.com/ might be of interest. They offer what they call a WebDNS interdace that'll let you manage both primary and secondary zones on their servers for free.
They don't offer website hosting but it'd be worth signing up and managing your zones there just so it's easier to point them to ISPs.
Quote: Originally posted by omni If you're looking for a site that allows you to park your domain names and manage all of the DNS zones from the web http://www.infodns.com/ might be of interest. They offer...
I'm a bit confused as to why you tell people about the site in thrid person, when it is your domain? Or you really like them, and put it in your signature and profile?
Quote: Originally posted by omni
[B]If you're looking for a site that allows you to park your domain names and manage all of the DNS zones from the web http://www.infodns.com/ might be of interest. They offer...
I'm a bit confused as to why you tell people about the site in thrid person, when it is your domain? Or you really like them, and put it in your signature and profile? [/B]
No particular reason, that's just the way I wrote it at the time.
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chicken posted this at 22:37 — 30th July 2000.
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MikeA's webautorities has a bulk reseller type plan might wanna check it out, umm... but it is more like getting a few accounts at a discount per each. You mean subdirectory multiple domain hosting?
ala http://domain.com/billy is actually billy.com ???
If you don't want this type of multiple domain, ummm, well, I could help you out. I have too much space on the server and need to find some people looking for no frills hosting
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LloydChristmas posted this at 22:41 — 30th July 2000.
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What I mean is I can use domain.com and hihi.com and foofoo.com on one hosting account without paying extra fees for each domain.
Brian Farkas posted this at 23:12 — 30th July 2000.
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Would they all be pointing to the same site?
E.g. all the domains would point to the index page on maindomain.com ? Or would they each have to have their own subdirectory?
LloydChristmas posted this at 23:16 — 30th July 2000.
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Yeah, their own subdirectory on the account.
Brian Farkas posted this at 23:36 — 30th July 2000.
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It seems like most hosts should be able to do this, though I'm not sure how many would without making you pay extra.
Of course you wouldn't get email/control panel with these additional domains, for that you'd probably have to setup a new account.
You might try using http://www.mydomain.com, plus a CGI script to forward the pages to their appropriate directory. Then, you could use virtually any host
Brian
xrs posted this at 17:25 — 31st July 2000.
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I agree that you could probably just set up a free domain forwarding account at one of the registrars that offer it, then use a CGI script to do path-forwarding. It's the most flexible and you can change the redirects at any time.
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LloydChristmas posted this at 21:54 — 31st July 2000.
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A key thing is that when someone types http://www.foobar.com I don't want it to say http://www.domain.com/foobar/ in the adress bar. I want it to say http://www.foobar.com without cloaking the URL.
Brian Farkas posted this at 22:14 — 31st July 2000.
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Well, I'm not sure of any other hosts that will offer this for free, included in the package. Most hosts will be able to do this for a small price, however. It basically involves parking the domains to the host's nameservers, and adding a new Name-based entry in the httpd.conf file.
Mydomain WOULD allow http://www.foobar.com, but you're right- the URL would be cloaked (e.g. in an "invisible frame"). They would offer a true domain w/o cloaking only if you had an IP to use.
Anonymous posted this at 16:25 — 1st August 2000.
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Futurequest's domain alias costs a $25 one time fee. All emails would be overlayed. It works out great. You can have domain-to-domain or domain-to-subdirectory.
Prohosting has unlimited domain pointing for no extra charge, but I'm not sure if it's just domain-to-domain.
Anonymous posted this at 18:24 — 1st August 2000.
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I’ve found domain pointers to usually range from $5-8 a month plus a setup fee. Domain Mirrors usually only carry a setup fee, or are free depending on the host.
I know CI Host has domain pointers for $5 a month. I’ve only used mirrors on other hosts...
eva2000 posted this at 11:39 — 2nd August 2000.
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not sure... but that's why i went dedicated as well, with 36+ domains needed housing paying a virtual host per domain charges would be too much...
http://www.mydomain.com or http://www.myinternet.com is great for free url masked domain redirection... which i used and still use for 4 or 5 domains.
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bwilmot posted this at 03:10 — 3rd August 2000.
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http://www.wwsi.net $25 includes domain registration and you could probably set up the redirection all under that same fee. Don't ake my word for it though.
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Technel posted this at 23:50 — 25th September 2000.
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Hello all,
I presently have 12 registered domain names. I found it was easier and cheaper in the long run to have your own dedicated server to put all the domains on. I am using dialtoneinternet.net and I have been very happy with them. Granted, dedicated hosting is not cheap but consider the cost of hosting 12 domain names on different servers or paying additional costs for each domain.
I pay a flat 300.00 per month with a 50 gig per month max. Additional gigs can be ordered in 50 gig increments or you can just pay the over max charges per month. I also managed to get weekly backups included in this cost. It can cost more depending on the CPU speed, drive space, and memory. I find the 400 Mhz Pent II, 8 gigs, and 256 megs of memory is fine for my needs.
Dialtoneinternet has an admin interface which makes if very easy to add virtual domains, DNS, and email addresses. The only real consideration when going with a dedicated server is having a working knowledge of Unix operating systems.
All and all, I would highly recomend Dialtoneinternet dedicated servers to anyone wanting to run muliple domains on the same machine. BEST OF ALL......IT'S YOUR MACHINE.
One word of advice. My grandmother always told me not to put all my eggs in one basket, and since I make money with my online ventures I still keep an additional two domains on two seperate servers in case my server is down for any reason. At least I won't loose a lot of money because all my domains are down. Just for the record, my server has never went down in the 10 months I have had it.
Good luck with your online ventures,
Doug
eva2000 posted this at 12:47 — 26th September 2000.
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yep i have to agree with technel now... i have 40 domains and around 25 of them hosted on a dedicated server at rackspace.com 500 mhz upgraded to 384MB ram, 10GB hdd and 50GB/month
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mjames posted this at 20:52 — 26th September 2000.
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Why besides Thinkhost? I'm not trying to start anything here, just wondering. They're a very good host and I might use them. Vlad has had his share of conflicts in these forums, but Thinkhost is still a good host.
chicken posted this at 19:49 — 27th September 2000.
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Llyod, if you still can't find something let me know as I can help you out.
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mjames posted this at 21:29 — 27th September 2000.
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Also may want to do a domain name search on the numerous sites that offer that...
omni posted this at 17:23 — 5th October 2000.
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If you're looking for a site that allows you to park your domain names and manage all of the DNS zones from the web http://www.infodns.com/ might be of interest. They offer what they call a WebDNS interdace that'll let you manage both primary and secondary zones on their servers for free.
They don't offer website hosting but it'd be worth signing up and managing your zones there just so it's easier to point them to ISPs.
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chicken posted this at 23:49 — 5th October 2000.
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I'm a bit confused as to why you tell people about the site in thrid person, when it is your domain? Or you really like them, and put it in your signature and profile?
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omni posted this at 01:52 — 6th October 2000.
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I'm a bit confused as to why you tell people about the site in thrid person, when it is your domain? Or you really like them, and put it in your signature and profile? [/B]
No particular reason, that's just the way I wrote it at the time.
My apologies
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