Wildcard Hosting Wanted

[take5k]

I am searching for reliable wildcard supported webhosting for my free url redirection service, http://www.TheSubDomain.com

Please reply your offer here, thank you.
Only wildcard supported host will be considered. Thank you.

[lcf]

what is "wildcard hosting" ?

[neutro]

Wildcard hosting means host that enable wildcard dns. You can point xxx.domain.com or anything.domain.com to a specific page. This is useful that you don't want ppl to get the error404 page.

The url redirection service using script like Mylounge requires wildcard dns. You can add as many domains under the script.
anything

xx0.domain.com
xx1.domain.com
xx3.domain.com

would resolve to the main database of Mylounge - and will be redirected/masked to the registered members' url.

xx0.domain.com = database - frwd/mask -http://geocities.com/mysite/index.php
xx1.domain.com = database - frwd/mask -http://tripid.com/mysite/index2.html
xx3.domain.com = database - frwd/mask -http://alexa.com/mysite/index3.htm

You can enable wildcard dns. So any dead links
xxx.mysite.com would resolve to www.mysite.com

Other uses :-
*Marketing ppl use this method by submitting link such buystocks.mydomain.com, cheapstocks.mydomain.com and submit the links to search engines.. but actually they are using wildcard dns and the url ended up at a specific page- Save time by creating tonnes of wildcarded subdomains. instead of manually creating subdomain entries and page.

*Just enable it to prevent 404error page. So anything or typo would end up at your main page.

We did offer this service for one client before. Too bad spammers used the service to and start sending spam using the url. Some ignorant ppl reported the masking url (thinking that the domain is where the spammer resides.) ended up the datacenter (you know la how stern US datacenter with SPAM report.. "You pull that domain out or we yank the plug."..

Maybe local datacenter is not that stern.. I found porn sites (yes but not telekom ones) and MP3s in one of our local DCs. So our local datacenter would be a good idea to run this service. ..




p/s could not wait to get a box here soon

[lcf]

oic... thank you for the info.

mmm... if only redirecting, it can be done by using .htaccess. myLounge is a good script do more.

How do we know our webhost support wildcard dns or not?

[neutro]

Mylouge would track records/hits and mysql driven script.. htaccess? kinda limited.. User registration and approval..
like offering service the proffesional way
Domain can be categorized and you can also do top sites.. Database thingy could do a lot of things..
well .htaccess is for our personal use..

Any servers that hosts own dns like Cpanel or Plesk or DA can accomplish this.. But you need to edit Apache Webserver - httpd.conf file manually
and edit the dns zone.. and few hours or minutes to propagate the new subdomain. Not heavy load for Apache though.. Since merely masking or pointing to another site..

[take5k]

Thank you neutro for doing the detail explaination for wildcard dns.

Any host offer so far?

[mauntech]

now only i know that there's is such thing as wildcard hosting.

[Filuren]

take5k: Hi Sam, I have your Wildcard hosting needs

A friend of ours, Alex has got his Wildcard hosting from us too

Also available: ImageMagik

[zmiey]

Any host can do wildcard dns just edit httpd.conf

ServerAlias *.yourdomain.com

and add another * value to dns zone e.g

* CNAME yourdomain.com

[Filuren]

That's right zmiey.

Some forbid those due to spamming as neutro has mentioned.

Watch our steps

[take5k]

I haven't see any offer reply in this thread yet?
Hmm..... or is there anything else that I left out?

[Filuren]

take5k: You probably left out mine.

take5k: Hi Sam, I have your Wildcard hosting needs

A friend of ours, Alex has got his Wildcard hosting from us too

Also available: ImageMagik