Secondary DNS/Mail providers?

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There's a free DNS server at www.granitecanyon.com. You'll have to do it
yourself though. Your ISP can't.

Jamie


Chris L. Mason <cmason at unixzone.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to get some information on ISP's that provide secondary DNS
and
> email services.
>
> I am setting up my own mail server and DNS server, but I need a backup DNS
> server to provide name service if my link goes down, and I need another
> server to collect any mail sent during such a period.
>
> I don't get much mail, and I only have one domain (with very few
> addresses.)  I don't want to pay for full web hosting, I just want backup
> mail and DNS.  (In fact, I am discontinuing my current web page.)
> Every place I find it seems like they want me to pay for full web hosting
> or email hosting services, and this is what I am paying for today.  I'm
> hoping to find an ISP who can just secondary my DNS and let me use them as
> a backup MX record (for a lower fee than full hosting.)
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Chris
>