New .com Domain seen in UK but not in China

[Uyi Idemudia]

You might want to google "The Great Fire wall of China". There is a chance
that your problems lie there.

- Uyi

On 15 Nov 2003, Nigel R wrote:

--> Hi, 
--> 
--> Hope I am in the correct group here. I registered a new .com Domain
--> via mydomain.com several weeks ago and the default mydomain Name
--> Servers were set up for me.
-->  
--> The Domain became visible here in the UK, redirecting correctly to my
--> ISP's Webspace Pages (using Frames/URL Masking) within a short space
--> of time.
-->  
--> But we want it to be equally visible in China. Getting reports back
--> that they get Page not Found or similar when clicking on the Link we
--> email to them over there in Beijing.
-->  
--> Previously, I have reg'd a co.uk Domain and it became visible in China
--> within a day or two and still is now.
-->  
--> Question 1: Anyone have an idea what is going on?
-->  
--> Question 2: Is there a way to 'test' from the UK if a Domain or URL
--> would be 'visible' in China by e.g. by specifiying a special Proxy
--> Server that routes via China, or maybe a Whois type page that looks up
--> .com Domains 'via' China.
-->  
--> I have done a bit of research before posting this but did not hit any
--> good FAQs. As is, I don't understand which Name Server China would use
--> when accessing a .com with Mydomain - one in China or Mydomain's.
-->  
--> Thanks for your suggestions or links to info on this!
--> Nigel Roese