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chriswe5t · 31-10-2006, 07:57 AM

Hi

OK, I just bought my first dot.com name through F2S. I normally use UKREG thinking I would get a few more options being a broadband customer, and it more expensive.

Is this right?

I wont be able to point my newname.com to my F2S space?
If I redirect to point to my personal webspace the URL will always be http://myspace.f2s.com? (ie no masking)
I have muck around with MX records to get my newname.com email delivered?

I'm thinking I should have read a bit more beforehand about the limitations of F2S. I thought paying nearly twice as much than UK Reg would have given me better options.

Anybody have any thoughts? Am I best jumping ship and taking my dot.com with me?

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Cheers,
Chris

kmount · 31-10-2006, 08:05 AM

I've never bought a domain from f2s, but I'd personally having just used namecheap recommend them, as their control panel is very impressive.

There are folks who have used f2s though, so I'm sure they'll help.

aos101 · 31-10-2006, 08:10 AM

- You can't point your .com domain in the DNS sense at your myspace.f2s.com webspace because the webserver isn't setup to server up pages for your .com domain, and F2S don't offer this.

- As you say if you use the redirect it will always show myspace.f2s.com in the address bar after the redirect has happened.

- You shouldn't need to mess around with MX records unless you didn't buy the domain email service from F2S. How did you plan to have email working? Did you pay the £24+VAT for the domain email service?

In terms of free features you don't get much with F2S for domains. They don't offer framed forwarding (which would keep your domain in the address bar), email forwarding or WHOIS protection which quite a few other registrars offer.

phillcahill · 31-10-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by chriswe5t

If I redirect to point to my personal webspace the URL will always be http://myspace.f2s.com? (ie no masking)

In my experience that is correct your F2S myspace.f2s.com will always be visible after the redirection. And another thing i found out was you cannot redirect to a subfolder within your webspace e.g. myspace.f2s.com/mycv or myspaace.f2s.com/mywifenude

Phill.

kmount · 31-10-2006, 08:16 AM

Your wife nude eh?

phillcahill · 31-10-2006, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaz

Your wife nude eh?

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chriswe5t · 31-10-2006, 09:17 AM

Humph!

Thanks for all the responses.

After a bit of research I've discovered that "freedom2surf" is actually ancient-Greek for "Done up like a kipper".

With UKREG you get free services like email forwarding, website forwarding (framed or redirect). I was trying to marry up my free webspace from F2S with my new dot.com

>>How did you plan to have email working?
Email forwarding to my f2s email account,
>> Did you pay the £24+VAT for the domain email service?
Not on your nelly!

>>...the webserver isn't setup to server up pages for your .com domain, and F2S don't offer this
Why not?

>>myspaace.f2s.com/mywifenude
Perhaps not a bad idea... my wife is still in her 20's so might be worth preserving the image now. As a wise man once said "In 20 years every women you know will be ugly... "

I need to think about this one. Is it worth spending £24 to get the fully hosted website by F2S?

Cheers,
Chris

aos101 · 31-10-2006, 09:35 AM

Unless you purchase the domain email service from F2S or from somewhere else, your email won't work. Other registrars offer free email forwarding which would allow you to forward all email to your @f2s.com address. I would guess F2S won't let you point your domain straight at your free webspace because they want you to buy their webhosting service for your domain (which is pretty much identical but costs £24+VAT a year).

You should really have checked these things out first to see if the F2S package offers what you want, which it doesn't seem to. I wouldn't advise purchasing the F2S web hosting package for your domain. The recent downtime and problems with the webservers (and F2S saying on a weekend they have no one around to type in a one line command on a server to fix it until Monday morning) suggests they are not interested in providing a reliable hosting service like they used to. Also once before, the redirections server was broken for an entire weekend (thousands of sites offline) and they were not aware of the problem until I emailed them on the Monday morning, soon after which it was fixed.

chriswe5t · 31-10-2006, 09:43 AM

>>You should really have checked these things out first to see if the F2S package offers what you want

Amen to that... I normally do. Very slack of me.

Live and learn...

Andy_ex-f2s · 31-10-2006, 09:50 AM

You'll have to wait 60 days (after registration) before you can transfer too, regsitrars rules I'm afraid (same for everyone).

f2s won't charge you to leave but you won't get any money back either....

wicksee · 02-11-2006, 04:15 PM

http://www.phillcahill.f2s.com/mywifenude doesn't work, and neither does http://www.chriswe5t.f2s.com/mywifenude .

Very disappointing!

31-10-2006, 07:57 AM	#1
chriswe5t Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Am I right? Hi OK, I just bought my first dot.com name through F2S. I normally use UKREG thinking I would get a few more options being a broadband customer, and it more expensive. Is this right? I wont be able to point my newname.com to my F2S space? If I redirect to point to my personal webspace the URL will always be http://myspace.f2s.com? (ie no masking) I have muck around with MX records to get my newname.com email delivered? I'm thinking I should have read a bit more beforehand about the limitations of F2S. I thought paying nearly twice as much than UK Reg would have given me better options. Anybody have any thoughts? Am I best jumping ship and taking my dot.com with me? Any thoughts are appreciated. Cheers, Chris

31-10-2006, 08:10 AM	#3
aos101 Tiscali User Admin Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kent Posts: 3,760 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	- You can't point your .com domain in the DNS sense at your myspace.f2s.com webspace because the webserver isn't setup to server up pages for your .com domain, and F2S don't offer this. - As you say if you use the redirect it will always show myspace.f2s.com in the address bar after the redirect has happened. - You shouldn't need to mess around with MX records unless you didn't buy the domain email service from F2S. How did you plan to have email working? Did you pay the £24+VAT for the domain email service? In terms of free features you don't get much with F2S for domains. They don't offer framed forwarding (which would keep your domain in the address bar), email forwarding or WHOIS protection which quite a few other registrars offer. __________________ Adam

31-10-2006, 09:35 AM	#8
aos101 Tiscali User Admin Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kent Posts: 3,760 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Unless you purchase the domain email service from F2S or from somewhere else, your email won't work. Other registrars offer free email forwarding which would allow you to forward all email to your @f2s.com address. I would guess F2S won't let you point your domain straight at your free webspace because they want you to buy their webhosting service for your domain (which is pretty much identical but costs £24+VAT a year). You should really have checked these things out first to see if the F2S package offers what you want, which it doesn't seem to. I wouldn't advise purchasing the F2S web hosting package for your domain. The recent downtime and problems with the webservers (and F2S saying on a weekend they have no one around to type in a one line command on a server to fix it until Monday morning) suggests they are not interested in providing a reliable hosting service like they used to. Also once before, the redirections server was broken for an entire weekend (thousands of sites offline) and they were not aware of the problem until I emailed them on the Monday morning, soon after which it was fixed. __________________ Adam

02-11-2006, 04:15 PM	#11
wicksee Tiscali User Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 226 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	http://www.phillcahill.f2s.com/mywifenude doesn't work, and neither does http://www.chriswe5t.f2s.com/mywifenude . Very disappointing! __________________ http://www.wicksee.f2s.com

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31-10-2006, 08:05 AM	#2
kmount Forum Ninja Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 5,370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	I've never bought a domain from f2s, but I'd personally having just used namecheap recommend them, as their control panel is very impressive. There are folks who have used f2s though, so I'm sure they'll help.

31-10-2006, 08:16 AM	#5
kmount Forum Ninja Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 5,370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Your wife nude eh?

31-10-2006, 09:17 AM	#7
chriswe5t Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Humph! Thanks for all the responses. After a bit of research I've discovered that "freedom2surf" is actually ancient-Greek for "Done up like a kipper". With UKREG you get free services like email forwarding, website forwarding (framed or redirect). I was trying to marry up my free webspace from F2S with my new dot.com >>How did you plan to have email working? Email forwarding to my f2s email account, >> Did you pay the £24+VAT for the domain email service? Not on your nelly! >>...the webserver isn't setup to server up pages for your .com domain, and F2S don't offer this Why not? >>myspaace.f2s.com/mywifenude Perhaps not a bad idea... my wife is still in her 20's so might be worth preserving the image now. As a wise man once said "In 20 years every women you know will be ugly... " I need to think about this one. Is it worth spending £24 to get the fully hosted website by F2S? Cheers, Chris

31-10-2006, 09:43 AM	#9
chriswe5t Tiscali User Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	>>You should really have checked these things out first to see if the F2S package offers what you want Amen to that... I normally do. Very slack of me. Live and learn...

31-10-2006, 09:50 AM	#10
Andy_ex-f2s Former Freedom2Surf Staff Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 473 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You'll have to wait 60 days (after registration) before you can transfer too, regsitrars rules I'm afraid (same for everyone). f2s won't charge you to leave but you won't get any money back either....

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