[wellylug] DNS beginner

[Cliff Pratt]

John Durham wrote:
> 
> Having got a Ubuntu web server and a static IP set up (thanks 
> Daniel), I've been trying to re-direct the domain name to it, and 
> close the current hosting service. New terms showed up (*UDAI (Unique
>  Domain Authentication Identifier) *for example). Tried writing to 
> the current hosting provider over a week ago to get the transfer 
> done. So far no response. Had a go at looking up the subject today, 
> only to find it is a jungle out there. Has anyone got the key to 
> carrying out this presumably straightforward task?
> 

If you are talking about moving your Domain Name from one DNS service
provider to another, then usually the *receiving* service provider will
provide a web page for you to use to transfer the DNS zone for your
Domain Name to them. You use the UDAI as an authority to authorise the
move. If the new service provider doesn't have a web-based method and is
any good then they can arrange the transfer but may need the UDAI. The
UDAI is the key to your Domain Name so don't give it out lightly.

The key is to do the move through the **receiving** DNS service
supplier, not the current DNS service provider.

Cheers,

Cliff