Cliff Green
(If you receive multiple notifications about this post, please excuse the duplication. I’ve been trying to figure out how to “re-publish” a post, but am running into difficulties.)
If you tried e-mailing me (Grab Iron editor Cliff Green) sometime in the last week and it bounced back to you, my e-mail (cliffg@codewrangler.net) is back up and working. A re-send is appreciated, and I’ll respond as quick as possible.
I learned a lesson: When switching a domain name from one service provider to another, and they say it will take up to seven days to switch, they really mean seven days. In this day of (almost) instantaneous transactions over the Internet, apparently there are some things that move at the speed of … ummm, not-light (as in, slower than snail mail!).
Why does it take so long?
If you’re curious about what a “domain name” is, it is the “abc.com” or “xyz.net” or “whatever.whatever” identifier used for web sites, e-mail, and other Internet functionality. People or organizations can register their own domain names instead of using one provided by their Internet service provider (e.g. Comcast) or e-mail provider (e.g. gmail). My personal domain is “codewrangler.net”, which I use both for my own web site (currently under construction – it will soon include a software development blog and a model railroading blog, among other things) as well as my personal e-mail. The 4th Division’s domain name is 4dpnr (and there are other 4D domain names including 4dho.com and 4dntrak.com). We manage these through a hosting and domain provider named 1and1.com. A couple of additional definitions for domains names are here and here.
What is the advantage of a personal or organizational domain name? It’s unique and will always be your own (as long as you keep it current and paid for), no matter who you use for your actual Internet connection (e.g. Comcast, CenturyLink, Frontier Communications, etc).
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