I purchased a domain name from Yahoo last week. After 7 days of my browser timing out,
and several emails to Yahoo, I received this mail from Yahoo (below):

I am an expat in Chongqing, China. The domain name is chongqingLive com (an English language
web site for expats.) with files located on a different domain's sub-domain. This is hosted in Hong Kong
is fine and visible in China test.DalianXpat.com/chongqinglive.


I am newbie.

Should I

(a) just forward (in Yahoo) to HK site (my preference)
(b) change Yahoo nameserver and use HK hosting company nameservers
(c) transfer domain completely to a 3rd party

Appreciate any thoughts.
Thanks.

Now read this...




Hello Jim,

Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Domains.

I understand your concerns regarding your website.

We believe that its possible that the IP addresses that Yahoo! uses
maybe blocked in China. There are numerous resources online on how to
have your domain resolve in your location. If your site does not
contain
questionable content according to the guidelines of Internet services
provided in China, we suggest doing a search on IP addresses that are
not blocked.

Unfortunately, we have discovered that the Chinese government has a
sophisticated firewall set up and it will not be possible to view
certain websites while in this country.

Your site is in fact blocked in China, but not because it contains any
"banned" content, rather, its a collateral block. Your site is hosted
on
a Yahoo!/Geocities server along with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of
other domains which are viewable in other countries.

This move is China's efforts to police the Internet and follow
stringent
efforts. Some features, can't be accessed from China's controlled
internet without using proxy software.

Thus, I would recommend you to contact the Government-Connected
"Internet Society of China" and concerned ISP's for further assistance,
to get your website registered.

isc.org.cn /English/

If this is not the case, and you are still not able to access your
website

Please do not hesitate to reply if you need further assistance.

Regards,

Dexter

Yahoo! Customer Care

China blocks google and a bunch of others. Very very sad

(b) is your best option.
Since you are in China, I suggest to ping or traceroute HK hosting company nameservers before changing name servers. This can make sure that the HK hosting company nameserver's IPs are accessible from China.

I register 2 domain in yahoo in 3 month,It is Ok.

(b) is your best option.
Since you are in China, I suggest to ping or traceroute HK hosting company nameservers before changing name servers. This can make sure that the HK hosting company nameserver's IPs are accessible from China.

Thanks Pang. Did this - used HK nameservers and hosting - and site is now visible in mainland Chiina.

jim

It is a mistake to block some website .

But the great firewall is another Grearwall in China.

I hate it too ,but I can do nothting about it!

Since your target audience are expats located IN CHINA, why don't you host your website with a local China or even Chongqing company? And you know that websites operating in China need to be registered, right?

websites operating in China must registe.

But it's easy and free!