[rolling smith]

Dear all,

I have a hkdnr registered website and i was searching through the control panel in order to find a section called MX record (mail exchanger?). Can anyone see it on their hkdnr registered domain names? I was looking through potential webmails and one of them stated that i need to have "control over the domain's MX records" cant seem to find it though.

Sorry if it's a stupid question.

[KnowItAll]

You point HKDNR to a DNS server (typically belongs to the company where you're hosting your website).

The MX record is a part of the larger DNS record that is hosted on that server.

If you're hosting your website with a company that does not offer a DNS server, then you could use zoneedit for your DNS service (first 5 domains are free). Have found them pretty reliable. Free DNS service - Easy, web-based domain manager - ZoneEdit.com

[MrMoo]

This might make it easier to understand:




With HKDNR you register one or more name servers. These can be with a hosting company, like yahoo.com or one of your own machines sitting in a data center somewhere.

That machine then points to a name where mail should be delivered. Than name can be one of your own, e.g. mail.foo.hk, or it can be with a email hosting company, e.g. mail.yahoo.com.

[rolling smith]

thanks for the help appreciated

[rolling smith]

Think twice about getting a domain name from hkdnr (writing 2008).

People who want to add google apps or windows live admin manager should think twice before purchasing a name from hkdnr. I only recently purchased a domain name from a well known foreign company, the difference in the domain control panel is like night and day. Getting a com.hk site may have it's advantages but like a said the control panel is very limited.



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[MrMoo]

Originally Posted by rolling smith

control panel is very limited.

It's not as if it has to do much, I don't understand the necessity for the plethora of acronyms, but it is functional.

Least they don't have the adverts and service promotion rammed down your throat like Network Solutions.

(edit) Did you just print and scan in a web page?

[rolling smith]

answering your question, yes i did scan and try to make it look good but did a horrendous job of it.

Maybe its just me but i wanted to try google apps using the hkdnr domain name but found it impossible. I don't know if you were succesful but all i could with the hkdnr control panel was to change MX entries. I couldn't assign priorities, Set TTL values, and as far as i know there isn't a CNAME record.

I maybe totally off the mark however if anyone was succesful using googleapps/windowsliveadmin using the hkdnr control panel, please let me know.

[KnowItAll]

rolling smith: use zoneedit for your dns service and point HKDNR to it.

You can then happily edit whatever you need.

[MrMoo]

Originally Posted by rolling smith

I don't know if you were succesful but all i could with the hkdnr control panel was to change MX entries. I couldn't assign priorities, Set TTL values, and as far as i know there isn't a CNAME record.

That's because HKDNR is a domain registry not a domain name service provider. It's a different function.

In the diagram above the cover the blue side, not the green side. They cover the country domain, that's their purpose. Registrars for the popular domains .com, .org, .net are all commercial entities that provide both services.

Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) is a non-profit-making and non-statutory corporation responsible for the administration of Internet domain names under '.hk' country-code top level domain. HKIRC provides registration services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited (HKDNR), for domain names ending with '.com.hk', '.org.hk', '.gov.hk', '.edu.hk', '.net.hk', '.idv.hk' and '.hk'.