Competition among webhosts, including this one

[Buddha]

buddha, in an emergency how do you switch a domain that fast? IF your dathorn site gets offline for whatever reason how do you switch it to another account that fast? If you can't access Dathorn and use a redirect and your nameservers take longer than 20mins to take effect?

p.

20 mins was just the file upload to the backup account - about 70MBs over DSL. The domain still has to propagate. I was looking to speed up the up the domain change but the client is happy the way it is now. Reading sdjl comment, I guess I can't do much better. Last domain change took a little over 4 hours. Guess that's $32 a year well spent.

[-Oz-]

Don't .com domains change instantly now just like .us? I know it may still take an hour or so for the ISPs to pick it up, but still, not much time.

[Grunfeld]

You can change the DNS within 5 minutes if you use a DNS service like EasyDNS
I have found though, that it can take up to three hours for it to propogate across the internet.
Still, three hours isn't too bad compaired to 24-48 if you do it at the registrar level

David

I use EASY DNS and when you make a change it's FAST I have seen it within 1 hours repointing to the new location.

They are certainly more expensive but it's ROCK SOLID with 4 backup connections around the world you don't have any worries... that is for sure they are great .... much like Dathorn, great at what they do......

[streek]

I personally dont see why your complaining. I've been a client here for god knows how long... i had and have no problem paying the 14 bux a month or what not for basic service... even when times get tough... the staff here's worth more.. hey andrew.. JUST DONT RAISE THE PRICES hahah