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    From metalhead@21:1/113 to All on Tue Feb 11 18:13:23 2020
    I want to get a .bbs domain for my BBS.

    I've found out that they are free, and to get one you have to contact a
    certain person. I contacted the person, and he said:

    "Let me know what domain you want and the appropriate a or cname."

    My understanding is that a cname maps one domain to another - that doesn't sound like something I want; or do I have that wrong?

    And my understand is that an A record maps a domain to an IP address - that doesn't sound like it's for me either, because I have a VPS but I don't have
    a unique IP address.

    I explained that to him, and he said "You will need to have a Name Server, Address, or Alias." I then gave him the nameservers for Dreamhost, which is where I plan to host the domain. However, I don't think that's all he needs.
    I think I'm annoying the guy with my lack of understanding of things.

    Does this make sense to anyone? Do you see what he needs that I haven't given him? I haven't heard back from him, so I'm assuming the nameservers were not sufficient info to get this happening.

    Thanks for any tips!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Alcoholiday / Est. 1995 / alco.bbs.io (21:1/113)
  • From Captain Obvious@21:1/157 to metalhead on Tue Feb 11 20:08:41 2020
    On 11 Feb 2020, metalhead said the following...

    My understanding is that a cname maps one domain to another - that
    doesn't sound like something I want; or do I have that wrong?

    And my understand is that an A record maps a domain to an IP address - that doesn't sound like it's for me either, because I have a VPS but I don't have a unique IP address.

    Shadowscope.com is hosted offsite, through Livingdot. I map
    bbs.shadowscope.com using CNAME to my dynamic dns name, shadowscope.noip.us, which resolves to my BBS.

    -=>Richard Miles<=-
    -=>Captain Obvious<=-
    -=>bbs.shadowscope.com<=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/09 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Shadowscope BBS | bbs.shadowscope.com | Temple, GA (21:1/157)
  • From metalhead@21:1/113 to Captain Obvious on Tue Feb 11 23:15:47 2020
    Shadowscope.com is hosted offsite, through Livingdot. I map bbs.shadowscope.com using CNAME to my dynamic dns name, shadowscope.noip.us, which resolves to my BBS.

    But if you had a static IP then you wouldn't need the CNAME, right?

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Alcoholiday / Est. 1995 / alco.bbs.io (21:1/113)
  • From StackFault@21:1/172 to metalhead on Wed Feb 12 00:10:32 2020
    Shadowscope.com is hosted offsite, through Livingdot. I map bbs.shadowscope.com using CNAME to my dynamic dns name, shadowscope.noip.us, which resolves to my BBS.

    But if you had a static IP then you wouldn't need the CNAME, right?

    CNAME maps a name to another name.

    In your case, I suggest you get a DYnamic IP provider, which will allow you
    to update the IP address of an A record.

    That A record will have a name (that doesn't change) attached to an IP
    (that can change).

    You will then reference the A record NAME in your .BBS CNAME record.

    Hope that makes sense.

    Cheers!

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    |08 ▄■▐ |08bbs|07.|08bottomlessabyss|07.|08net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: The Bottomless Abyss BBS * bbs.bottomlessabyss.net (21:1/172)
  • From metalhead@21:1/113 to StackFault on Wed Feb 12 11:26:00 2020
    In your case, I suggest you get a DYnamic IP provider, which will allow you to update the IP address of an A record.

    Thanks for this explanation. I'll admit, it's been explained to me before but went over my head. I'm going to work on this..

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Alcoholiday / Est. 1995 / alco.bbs.io (21:1/113)
  • From StackFault@21:1/172 to metalhead on Wed Feb 12 14:13:23 2020
    Thanks for this explanation. I'll admit, it's been explained to me
    before but went over my head. I'm going to work on this..

    You're welcome!

    Cheers!

    |15 ▀ ▐ |15StackFault |08<|03.|11.|15P|11h|03EN|11o|15M|11.|03.|08>
    |11 ▌ ▀ |11The Bottomless Abyss BBS
    |03 ▀ ▌▀ |03ssh|08.|072222 |08/ |03telnet|08.|072023 |08/ |03https
    |08 ▄■▐ |08bbs|07.|08bottomlessabyss|07.|08net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: The Bottomless Abyss BBS * bbs.bottomlessabyss.net (21:1/172)
  • From Captain Obvious@21:1/157 to metalhead on Wed Feb 12 15:21:20 2020
    On 11 Feb 2020, metalhead said the following...

    But if you had a static IP then you wouldn't need the CNAME, right?

    I believe you would use an A record then if I recall correctly.

    -=>Richard Miles<=-
    -=>Captain Obvious<=-
    -=>bbs.shadowscope.com<=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/09 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Shadowscope BBS | bbs.shadowscope.com | Temple, GA (21:1/157)
  • From Joacim Melin@21:2/130 to metalhead on Tue Feb 18 10:22:28 2020
    I want a .bbs domain name too. Where can I get it?



    --- NiKom v2.5.0
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (21:2/130.0)
  • From metalhead@21:1/157 to Joacim Melin on Sat Feb 22 01:36:24 2020
    I want a .bbs domain name too. Where can I get it?

    I'll contact you at deltacity.se with the details I have.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/16 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Shadowscope BBS | bbs.shadowscope.com | Temple, GA (21:1/157)
  • From eggy@21:4/143 to all on Sun Feb 23 08:19:50 2020
    I'm also interested in a .BBS TLD.
    -Eggy

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Eggy BBS (21:4/143)
  • From Analog@21:2/123 to metalhead on Sat Feb 22 21:04:05 2020
    I want a .bbs domain name too. Where can I get it?

    I'll contact you at deltacity.se with the details I have.

    Metal, hook a brother up with some contact details...

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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/09 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: deadbeatz.org (21:2/123)
  • From Joacim Melin@21:2/130 to metalhead on Mon Feb 24 02:43:15 2020
    I want a .bbs domain name too. Where can I get it?

    I'll contact you at deltacity.se with the details I have.

    The BBS is all in Swedish so unless you understand the language a netmail is a better idea? :)


    --- NiKom v2.5.0
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (21:2/130.0)
  • From Oli@21:1/151 to Joacim Melin on Sat Feb 22 08:40:45 2020
    18 Feb 20 10:22, you wrote to metalhead:

    I want a .bbs domain name too. Where can I get it?

    The .bbs TLD will not work for 99.9% of the users. AFAIK
    it's a opennic domain, it's not listed in the IANA
    database.

    https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db



    --- CENSORED v0.00 ABC
    * Origin: 🦄 🌈 (21:1/151)
  • From Joacim Melin@21:2/130 to Oli on Tue Feb 25 13:30:32 2020
    18 Feb 20 10:22, you wrote to metalhead:

    I want a .bbs domain name too. Where can I get it?

    The .bbs TLD will not work for 99.9% of the users. AFAIK
    it's a opennic domain, it's not listed in the IANA
    database.

    https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db

    I noticed that when I tried to visit http://register.bbs/

    :)


    --- NiKom v2.5.0
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (21:2/130.0)