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Re: Email DNS issue

my ntlworld.com webmail & POP3 email working again now! But for how long?

Re: Email DNS issue

Emails to my @ntlworld.com account are still bouncing back

Re: Email DNS issue

I would advise ANYONE using an ISP email to switch to a public service like gmail or outlook.com. It's not worth the hassle, especially if you need to switch ISP's. Do it now while you've got time to migrate your contacts and such, don't leave it until said ISP pulls the rug from under your feet.

Re: Email DNS issue

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Originally Posted by dave6x (Post 35724304)

my ntlworld.com webmail & POP3 email working again now! But for how long?

Hmmm seems about 30 mins is the answer to my question "But for how long?" Down again now!

Re: Email DNS issue

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Originally Posted by Kushan (Post 35724308)

Agreed. Even if you never plan on switching ISPs you may be forced to through factors you have no control over.

Personally I got a bit complacent when my NTLWorld email kept working for six years after I left VM, but even then I'd already deliberately used it for the minimum possible (e.g. an obnoxious few websites that refuse to accept public email services)

Re: Email DNS issue

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35724314)

Ugh, I hate it when sites refuse gmail addresses and such. Then again, I also recommend having a domain name and forwarding email from that to your hosted email elsewhere.

Re: Email DNS issue

Is it just me that thinks its wholely unacceptable that their estimated fix time is 8.30pm tonight, when the fault was raised at 8am this morning? having email issues is a massive disruption to customers, and not to mention people having websites hosted on the homepage.ntlworled.com domain.

Re: Email DNS issue

Seems they have completely screwed the dns for ntlworld.com - it doesnt exist anymore.

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Originally Posted by Kushan (Post 35724317)

Ugh, I hate it when sites refuse gmail addresses and such. Then again, I also recommend having a domain name and forwarding email from that to your hosted email elsewhere.

I should probably do that, I've been running my own qasdfdsaq.com domain for many years, which really doesn't do anything particularly useful yet. ---------- Post added at 12:59 ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 ----------

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Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35724319)

Seems they have completely screwed the dns for ntlworld.com - it doesnt exist anymore.

Looks like an update was made yesterday to set it to expire in 30 days.

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Dates Created on 1999-09-23 - Expires on 2014-09-23 - Updated on 2014-08-25

As of today though, the domain does still exist and is officially registered.

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Registrar Info

Name NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Whois Server whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL http://networksolutions.com Status clientDeleteProhibited, clientHold, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited
Important Dates

Expires On September 23, 2014 Registered On September 23, 1999 Updated On August 25, 2014
Name Servers

ns1.virginmedia.net 62.253.162.237
ns2.virginmedia.net 194.168.4.237
ns3.virginmedia.net 62.253.162.37
ns4.virginmedia.net 194.168.4.33

Site Status

IP Address 212.250.162.12 Status active

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Eh. Looks like an epic fail:

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Domain Status:
Deleted And Available Again

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Originally Posted by Simcut (Post 35724318)

This is the nature of the global DNS system. No changes are instant. There are millions of servers to update, many of which are set to only check for changes on a cycle of anywhere from once an hour to once every 7 days.