Domain name stuff?

[Daniel Robitaille]

The way it worked when I was using them before (circa 2004-2005) was
that you needed to to access the dyndns web site at least once a month
to prove that your IP was still active to maintain that free account.  To
avoid that, then you can pay and they will not bug every 30 days. 

Or you can install and configure the ubuntu package "ddclient" that will
do that automatic "ping" for you every couple of weeks without the need
to pay them anything:

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/09/08/updating-dynamic-ip-address-automatically/

At least that's the way it worked when I was using then.

For now just click on the URL they provided in their email at the end, and you should
be set for another 30 days.

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008, geo wrote:

>    This is what their message said (and to me it looks like now they want money
>    just so my domain name stays where it is):
> 
> 
> 
>    Your account ******* at DynDNS.com is due to expire in 5 days.
> 
>    DynDNS expires accounts that have no activity during a 30 day period.
> 
>    You can purchase an Account Upgrade to prevent your hosts from expiring
>    every 30 days:
>      [1]https://www.dyndns.com/+upgrades/add.html
> 
>    Account Upgrades also give you more hosts, a higher abuse threshold,
>    additional domain names, and telephone support and additional other special
>    DynDNS.com features.
> 
>    You'll find more info at:
>      [2]http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/upgrades.html
> 
>    If you wish to allow your account to expire, simply do nothing. We will not
>    send you any future messages but we regret seeing you go. If you do have
>    any parting comments, please let us know.
> 
>    You can also use this link to prevent expiration:
>      [3]https://www.dyndns.com/account/confirm/83uVo7jg5JiL2sRhpdmd8A
> 
>    Sincerely,
>    The DynDNS Team
>    Dynamic Network Services Inc.
> 
>    --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Stuart Read <stuart.t.read at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>      From: Stuart Read <stuart.t.read at gmail.com>
>      Subject: Re: Domain name stuff?
>      To: yaktur at yahoo.com, "The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community"
>      <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>      Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 9:13 AM
> 
>     Hi,
>     I think you must have mis-read that message from DynDNS. They offer a
>     service whereby you can pay so you don't have to keep the DNS active,
>     but if you just click the link in the email you're good to go for
>     another 30 days, IIRC. I think they're just trying to keep stale
>     domains out of their system.
> 
>     Hope that helps!
>     Stuart
> 
>     On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 8:57 AM, geo <yaktur at yahoo.com> wrote:
>     > Hi
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I registered with DynDNS but now they want money or the domain name I have
>     > will expire.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I'm going to try these people at FreeDNS.afraid.org. But I don't
>     know if
>     > they are any good? Will they also behave like Mafia gangsters and try to
>     > hold my domain name and computer hostage for $$?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Does anyone know of any free domain name services where I can register my
>     > own computer and not have it expire or have these pirates want $$ from me
>     > for setting up my own computer?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     >
>     > geo
>     >
>     >
>     >
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> 
> References
> 
>    Visible links
>    1. https://www.dyndns.com/+upgrades/add.html
>    2. http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/upgrades.html
>    3. https://www.dyndns.com/account/confirm/83uVo7jg5JiL2sRhpdmd8A

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