[PLUG] Holy Troika

John Telford john at johntelford.com
Tue Mar 29 05:38:34 UTC 2005


Recent PLUG threads have been discussing flaky Comcast, flaky DNS, and
flaky email services.  We might as well throw in flaky Web services just
for the heck of it.

My defense strategy against these flakes is the Holy Troika.  My
experience is by keeping the ISP separate from DNS services, and
both separate from email and Web services, helps me keep my options
open and my sanity too.  My particular troika is Comcast for ISP,
register.com for DNS services, and Interland for both email and Web
services.  The Holy Troika enables me to radically alter any or all
of the services while keeping a consistent Internet domain address. 
Clients appreciate this.

<rant>
Back in the bad old days before using the Holy Troika, I inevitably
experienced spotty service, and out right stupidity when dealing with
ISPs.  I'm sad to say, it was a rare ISP who could even spell DNS let
alone understand changing an MX record.  The most difficult part was
usually changing domain registrar.  Hopefully, things have improved in
the ISP world.
</rant>

I've lost track of how many times the local cable service, now Comcast,
has changed ownership.  Each regime change requires subscribers using
the cable companies DNS, email, and Web services to sooner or later make
domain name changes.  I've ridden out these ownership storms by simply
rebooting the cable modem.

The Holy Troika has a down side, cost.  Keeping a consistent Internet
domain address, while being able to quickly change any pieces of the
troika, is worth it to me and my businesses.

...John

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