Time Frame for Domain?

[rsa]

Hi,
I'm new here and am anxious to get my site up. If I use say,
www.joker.com (http://www.joker.com) to register a new domain name, how much time am I looking at before I can actually open my site?
Thanks,
-Rich

[JoelM]

Deb is being modest here and quoting FQ's worst case ... using a Joker registration, they have had me up and going on one site in less than 7 hours!

These are awesome folks!

[Tatu]

Those Germans I tell ya, awesome folks indeed! Germans are the best. ;)[nbsp][nbsp]I sent them an actual "help me" e-mail (asking about how to modify nameserver listings in my future domains and how long it takes) AND THEY RESPONDED WITHIN 12 HOURS! 12 HOURS! Crummy old Network Solutions takes 4 days IF they even bother to answer your e-mail.

They have great competitive pricing also, as I am saving about $462 by registering my 10+ domains with them instead of Network Polutions (compare at $37 or $70).

Maybe when they get a little more organized and stream-lined FQ could do a easy partnership with them instead of Register.com? That is of course, when your contract (if you guys have one w/ them)[nbsp][nbsp]runs out.

-Tatu[nbsp]

[rsa]

Thanks Folks,

This is a great site. The support is awesome!!!
That's why I'm here.

-Rich

[Deb]

New domains are usually operational within 24 to 48 hours :)

Deb

[Tatu]

OK, I e-mailed Joker.com again yesterday and they responded within 6 hours!!! I couldn't beleive it. You wouldn't expect that from a domain registrar (although I think they are a reseller)... ESPECIALLY after dealing with Network Solutions for years and years.

Cheers to competition in domain registry!!!

-Tatu

[rsa]

Well,
Thanks again everyone!
Joker.com came through with flying colors. My site is now activated and ready to develop. This will be my first real site. I will be running an UBB with some substantial lead-in pages. If I may ask,what do most of you use for development? (Frontpage, Hotdog, Hotmetal, etc.) I'm looking for recommendations. Keep in mind I've been programming for over 15 years so I'm not bashful about the code, just tired of doing it :). Any other software recommendations are also happily requested. Thanks!

-Rich

[Justin]

Microsoft makes a fine product for editing HTML, and it even comes built in with Windows. It has some very advanced features, such as the ability to save your file, and even an About box. Supports files as large as almost 64 kilobytes - provided of course you have that much memory installed. This program supports HTML, Perl, PHP, C, Basic, and more. Oh, and it's called Notepad.exe ;)[nbsp][nbsp]

<sorry, had to do it>

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support
[This message has been edited by Justin (edited 12-09-99)]

[Tatu]

Usually I do my coding by hand UNLESS it deals with horrid;y frustrating stuff like a page inside a table with stuff inside a table inside a table. If it has anything to do with a lot of tables, I pull out Netscape Page Composer Composer (bundled with NS versions 4.04+... press Ctrl+4 inside NS). Unfortunately, it tends to need just as much time changing the coding so it isn't screwed up as it would if I just did it w/o Composer... but at least it is less frustrating. ;)

-Tatu

[Carol-H]

I always recommend Arachnophilia: free, easy, you can have multiple docs open, and you don't have to use the fancier features if you don't want to, but it does have them. :)

- Carol Hanson
[nbsp][nbsp]www.dragonbear.com (http://www.dragonbear.com)