Hey,

I'm getting supremely tested for patience, and time too.

Here's the situation.

My domain, spearbox.com is currently with GoDaddy.com.

My hosting is currently with webintellects.com. Due to recent issues, (nothing to do with webintellects whatsoever), we decided to migrate to a UK based host, www.easyspace.com, with a dedicated server setup.

This is where everything gets messy.

Webintellects, like most registrars, they simply required me to point my domains to their own nameservers, ns1.hostdns4u.com, ns2.hostdns4u.com. I'm sure that's normal, as it's what I've always done with previous hosts.

If I wanted to add new domains to Plesk, I had to contact Webintellects and have them add domains to a DNS after having changed the nameserver accordingly.

However, Easyspace offer no such service, unless you have the domain hosted with them.

When asking them for thenameserver details, they said:

The easiest way would be to ask go daddy to update the dns for each domain name to point to your server ip address with us.

Are you going to be controlling email as well as the websites for each domain name on your server? If so you need to ask them to point the mx records and 'A' records to your server ip address. Once they have changed the dns for each domain name it usually take 24 hours.

All you then need to do is add the domain names within plesk and then setup email/ hosting as required. Updating the nameservers to our name servers would be take longer to action than the dns change.

Having gone to GoDaddy.com, I can't point my domain to a single IP under the nameserver settings. I don't have options to point the MX records anywhere either as a result.

Total DNS: (Not hosted here)

I have no idea what to do, please help...

This dedicated server is costing a fortune, and I can't use it... :(


I do have the IP access credentials to the dedicated server, but obviously that's useless at the moment.

You could transfer your domain to another registrar which allows DNS management features. I moved a couple of domains to www.freeparking.co.uk recently because they provided such a service although I've since learned of another registrar, www.ukreg.com, who are widely regarded as providers of excellent service and if you check http://www.ukreg.com/transfer-domains you will see they allow domain transfers out at any time and free of charge.

Good luck with EasySpace and I sincerely hope it all goes well for you.

GoDaddy won't allow me to transfer for 60 days.

Dear Spearbox Media,

The transfer of SPEARBOX.COM from GoDaddy.com, Inc. to another registrar could not be completed for the following reason(s):

Express written objection to the transfer from the Transfer Contact. (e.g. - email, fax, paper document or other processes by which the Transfer Contact has expressly and voluntarily objected through opt-in means).

The express written objection may be the result of a pending or recently completed Change of Registered Name Holder. This is an opt-in process during which the new Registered Name Holder agrees not to transfer for 60-days. This domain will be transferrable on 10/21/2008.


Regards,
Domain Services
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Why not just set up nameservers on your dedicated server and then point your DomainName to your own nameservers?

I see that as the best option.

How would I do that?

Hi, the quickest way to get use out of your server with Easyspace would be to use an external DNS provider where you can set up A and MX records. Here's two www.zoneedit.org and www.dnsmadeeasy.com , there are lots of others.

So for a few bucks you could be up and running by the end of the day. Then you can take your time if you want to transfer your domain name without any future downtime.

I believe ICANN produced the following advisory due to GoDaddy domain transfer out denials:

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-03apr08.htm

I am not sure if the above is still applicable as perhaps GoDaddy are making use of a new method that isn't covered in the advisory for denying transfers out.

Why not just set up nameservers on your dedicated server and then point your DomainName to your own nameservers?

I see that as the best option.

That sounds like the best option to me?

I've made two subdomains with GoDaddy, ns1 and ns2.spearbox.com.

In order to test it, I tried altering the name servers on spearbox.co.uk (I own all the major tld's for spearbox) to point to it, but GoDaddy says that the nameservers arent registered?

I've set them to forward to the IP on my server, 62.233.101.205. I've set up subdomains on my server too, ns1-2, but GoDaddy states: Nameserver not registered?

I've found another site which shows how to do it, I'll keep you all posted.