recursive Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 Hello all. Simple question today: Is it possible to purchase 2 domains which will refer to the same web site as hosted by tch? Quote
LisaJill Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 Yes, just get the first domain then submit a ticket to have it parked. As long as they both point to your site root then it's fine. =) Quote
recursive Posted July 22, 2004 Author Posted July 22, 2004 Thanks for the impressively quick reply. OK, the question was less hypothetical than I made it seem. I already have a site hosted with tch, and I just finished ordering a parked second domain. How do I submit the ticket to point it to my site root? Quote
LisaJill Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 At the top of the forumt here is a link to submit a ticket. Just put in your details and your request and it'll be done. After they confirm it you'll need to point it out our nameservers, of course. =) Quote
recursive Posted July 22, 2004 Author Posted July 22, 2004 Thanks TCH-Lisa for your ridiculously speedy answers. Quote
quinbus Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Based on this thread, I purchased a domain and intended to point it to my existing TCH hosted site. When I submitted a ticket I was told to purchase forwarding credits for 19.95 per year. Is forwarding something different than what we're talking about here? Why is forwarding so expensive? 19.95 per year on top of the annual fee to purchase a domain? Thanks! Q! Quote
TCH-Rob Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 You will not be forwarding. Where you purchased your domain login to the control panel there and change your name servers to the same one your first domain is using. Open a ticket via this link to the help desk and request to have it "parked" on your first domain. Quote
quinbus Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Thanks Rob. Will do. BTW, for my own education, what *is* forwarding. I've been accused of being forward if that's any help Q! Quote
quinbus Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Ooops. No need to waste your time here. I just did a search for the term of art called fowarding and have a plate full of information to digest. Next time maybe I'll do my homework *before* asking the teacher! Sorry for the noise. Q! Quote
danceswithscissors Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 I am totally ignorant on this subject. Are you saying that I can have my 2 *parked* domains somehow pointed to one of the domains I have running and active? So when you type the url of one of the parked domains instead of getting a *cannot be found* page people would be taken to the domain that is active? Free of charge? huh? I'm lost .. but interested. Quote
TCH-Don Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Yes, just follow the instructions from TCH-Rob above. Quote
danceswithscissors Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Ya mean GIRLS can follow Rob's instructions too? :: snicker :: okokok, going now ... Thank you Don Quote
danceswithscissors Posted July 25, 2004 Posted July 25, 2004 Thanks to Aromal, it's done and being propagated. The response was so fast, mission was accomplished in just a couple of minutes after my last post. I think the TCH staff and Mods just sit and wait for ME to ask for help, don't ya? woooot Quote
TCH-Don Posted July 25, 2004 Posted July 25, 2004 Yep, just hanging around waiting for you because you are special Quote
danceswithscissors Posted July 26, 2004 Posted July 26, 2004 ..... and in less than 24 hours everything is up and running beautifully! Rock Sign Quote
quinbus Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 Likewise, I'm agreeing with danceswithscissors. The second domain (shorter name, thus lower publishing costs in the classified ads!) is pushing traffic and even masks the address. And, unlike my *previous* host, it didn't take a hundred messages asking them for a simple acknowledgement of the first request. It was painless! What a wonderful service you're providing! (Course, to a starving man, even a bowl of tofu would look good! Thanks again. Q! :Dance Quote
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