**LAST CHANCE** Cyberwings hosting 3.90yr. Less then 600 accounts remain

[straubs]

<< As long as I get reasonable uptime within the first 30 days I won't disupte the charge through my CC company. >>



Why wouldn't you just dispute it through them? They have a moneyback guarantee...

 

[worms]

I don't understand why they need my domain name? If I give it to them, will they screw up my site traffic during the "processing period"? I currently have namecheap forwarding to my ISP's webspace -- does anyone know if I can set up my Cyberwings account, upload my site, and then switch from forwarding to nameserver with my registrar for zero downtime? My site is mission critical for the next 3 weeks, then only moderately important afterward.

 

[Mthrboard]

<< I don't understand why they need my domain name? If I give it to them, will they screw up my site traffic during the "processing period"? I currently have namecheap forwarding to my ISP's webspace -- does anyone know if I can set up my Cyberwings account, upload my site, and then switch from forwarding to nameserver with my registrar for zero downtime? My site is mission critical for the next 3 weeks, then only moderately important afterward. >>



If you're site is that important, why not just wait 3 weeks, then do the transfer?

 

[Nestle]

Give them the domain name. just don't change the DNS at namecheap yet. When they setup your account, upload your site to cyberwings servers and THEN change the DNS, but at the same time don't remove your site from your ISPs servers. This should make the switch quite smooth.
but if your site is so critical now, just wait 3 weeks and change the DNS after.

 

[creektech]

This is a really good deal. I very happy with the domains I have with them. Hate to be a naysayer, but the folks that believe this is a "lifetime" low rate are lost in a serious fantasy world. The user agreement clearly states the rates can change at any time if it is deemed the current business model is not supportable. And how long do think that may be? A month, six months, a year? Take advantage of it while you can but don't expect the free lunch to go on forever.

 

[worms]

Thanks guys. I just didn't know if I could change the DNS at my leisure. Speaking of which, I assume that removing the forwarding will instantly disable my site while changing the nameservers will require many hours of DNS propagation. Is there any way to prepare the propagation beforehand or otherwise eliminate the downtime?

 

[Tanner]

welllllllllll, I guess I'll g'head and signup then...(since my arm's twisted behind my back and I'm forced to!) hehehe

 

[Tanner]

bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaawhahaha! JUST what I thought!



<< This is a really good deal. I very happy with the domains I have with them. Hate to be a naysayer, but the folks that believe this is a "lifetime" low rate are lost in a serious fantasy world. The user agreement clearly states the rates can change at any time if it is deemed the current business model is not supportable. And how long do think that may be? A month, six months, a year? Take advantage of it while you can but don't expect the free lunch to go on forever. >>


I'm glad that someone else caught that...I didn't want to say anything after havin' made a big deal out of it in OT...

creektech is right. As soon as things get tight (next month) they'll switch it all up on us...after we get signed up! I would bet my, well, if I had anything worth betting, I'd bet it! does a Pentium motherboard w/ a chip on it count for much? heheheh

God Bless
Tanner

 

[zeroidea]

<< don't understand why they need my domain name? >>



It's the way that their virtual hosting is set up. You're not going to get an account with its own IP address for 50% of $3.90 per year. There are probably a couple hundred accounts on each IP, the server knows how to direct visitors to that IP to your site by the domain name they've reached it by.

theoretically, if you wanted, you could have a cyberwings account for poop.com, another for smelly.poop.com and another for stinky.poop.com - i believe you'd need a more featured third-party DNS for this however, such as ZoneEdit or the service provided by joker.com

Just something for those who're having trouble conjuring up new domain names to consider.. (mysite.com - photos.mysite.com - mp3.mysite.com)

I can't make sense of their pricing either, but also figure for the small cost they're asking it's worth a shot. I know it's the best deal I've ever seen for hosting - perhaps they just want word-of-mouth?

 

[stingygrrl]

I don't understand why you think they can raise the rate before renewal? As far as I'm concerned, I signed up for a 1 year obligation on their part. There is no issue of payment until April 2003. That said, I'm going to need a lot of help getting going. It's my first website, and I'm primarily using it to learn.

 

[bonk102]

ok, i'm new to hosting, what's the difference between hosting and having them register your domain, and what exactly does their hosting entail? i want to set up a site, and have registered my domain name, but i dont know where to go from here

 

[RossMAN]

<< That said, I'm going to need a lot of help getting going. It's my first website, and I'm primarily using it to learn. >>



Same here. Knowing how to do bold, italics and HTTP tags are about the extent of my vast HTML knowledge.

 

[stingygrrl]

PS-- I was listening to their webchat a little while ago & I think they said there are less than 200 accounts left and the sale will probably end today

 

[Tanner]

I went ahead and got one....

I hope they don't scam me for my $3.90!!!

Did U buy one? well, then tell us about it in OT!

OFF to learning HTML! and resizing my photos!!!!

 

[Insomniac]

<< Thanks guys. I just didn't know if I could change the DNS at my leisure. Speaking of which, I assume that removing the forwarding will instantly disable my site while changing the nameservers will require many hours of DNS propagation. Is there any way to prepare the propagation beforehand or otherwise eliminate the downtime? >>



When you update your DNS it must propogate. As mentioned earlier, if you have your site located in both places, visitors will go to one or the other depending on how long it takes for their DNS server to update. Eventually all will and they'll go to the same place. Give it a week. That should be plenty of time.

 

[Insomniac]

<< ok, i'm new to hosting, what's the difference between hosting and having them register your domain, and what exactly does their hosting entail? i want to set up a site, and have registered my domain name, but i dont know where to go from here >>



Here is an oversimplified explanation.

Domain Names need to be registered so that they can keep track of who owns what domain and where to direct requests.
Hosting is where the requests go. So if they want to see your website the request is sent to your host. If they send you an e-mail it goes to your host, etc.

 

[worms]

bonk/Ross: You register your domain name with the company of your choice and tell them where to send the traffic. They put you in the great database in the sky and within a few hours, every server in the world has gotten the word and knows where to send traffic when someone types "www.whatever.com"
Some registrars (namecheap for example) offer "forwarding": When someone types "www.whatever.com" the big database directs their traffic to namecheap.com. Namecheap then somewhat transparently forwards the traffic to the actual location of your site (i.e. www.aol.com/users/j/joe/home/index.html).
Hosting is the 'proper' way to do it. The database in the sky then sends traffic directly to the actual computer that holds your files. In addition to the total elimination of speed and compatibility issues, hosting also allows for much more advanced scripts to be integrated into your site.

 

[XFreebie]

skynet?

i thought arnold shw... t-800 put them out of business. oh wait thats what terminator 3 is for. attack of the clones!

 

[Tanner]

WTH is this???



<< skynet?

i thought arnold shw... t-800 put them out of business. oh wait thats what terminator 3 is for. attack of the clones! >>

 

[bonk102]

thanks for the help guys, so when cyberwings begins hosting my site on may 7th or whatever it is, i can actually send people to my site then, cool, sounds good

 

[udonoogen]

if you play with it too much it will fall off

 

[Nate-X]

Just ordered 3 p5 accounts

 

[SilverEdge]

Well I got three of them I hope...sent via PayPal...how soon do I get confirmation? Just curious.

 

[areohbe]

ordered two and hell if i know what to do with em hehe probably set one up in a couple of weeks just for the hell of it

 

[BeBumbleBe]

So if I get this right: "All hosting accounts require a domain name - we do not do any subdomain hosting under CYBERWINGS.COM (www.subdomain.cyberwings.com)", I can't keep my zoneedit DNS services and just have them redirect request for joeblow.com to an HTTP address at cyberwings.com ?
I guess it's not that big of a deal, since I can't think of any services offered by zoneedit that aren't offered by cyberings.com, or am I missing something ?
cheers

another thingy:
"Please note, you CANNOT use BOTH FTP and FrontPage together, if you CHOOSE YES, you will not be able to use FTP properly - it will mess up your permissions. If you choose NO, you will be able to use FTP just fine, but not FrontPage."
Does it mean that if I want FP extensions (which I do), I won't have FTP access to my site ?! Not very clear...