DynDNS drops domain

Today I went to visit a subdomain of mine that I use regularly, to find that it didn't work. After opening another tab to visit slickhouse.homeip.net it appeared that the DNS was non-existant. This domain is a 'catch-all' for my webserver, that ensures people can find their way around even if they mis-type a URL.

All my domains are registered with GoDaddy and the DNS is handled by ZoneEdit - but the aformentioned domain is provided by another Dynamic DNS provider - DynDNS. The reason for this is clear, if an update on ZoneEdit fails, I can fall back to DynDNS and force an update - and vice versa.

However, after finding a forced updated of the IP via DynDNS didn't work, I realised my account no longer existed either. It appears the DynDNS had deleted my account without any prior written notice!

And to think, 12 months ago, I was tempted to purchase their services for all of my domains. Imagine if you woke up one day to find your account (along with the related domains) had disappeared?

If any of you out there are currently using DynDNS' free service, let me know if you've experienced similar issues. If not, I'd recommend you look for an alternative Dynamic DNS service, as you too could end up in the same situation, without any written notice.

For those of you still looking for my 'fall-back' domain, it has been moved to hosting.slickhouse.com

comments Posted: Monday 15th December 2008, 18:00pm
Categories: Computers and Technology, Slickhouse, Web
Tags: dynamic-dns, dyndns, zoneedit

GTA 4 - Final Interview

Grand Theft Auto 4 is probably 6 months old now, but I've still not finished the game!

To cut a long story short (40+ hours of game time short), I've come across a glitch that a Google search showed many others have experienced too. The Final Interview mission requires that you meet up with Francis at the police station, who instructs you to get an interview at a local law firm. Once inside, you'll have to take down the interviewer. Sounds fairly simple, however it involves submitting your resume at the Internet Cafe (TW@T) and waiting for a phone call, which never arrives.

Tonight I attempted the mission for probably the 100th time, with many of my saves dating back to June with the same issue. I opted for a save from a previous mission, to see if that bypassed it. Once I submitted the resume and received the text message from the law firm, there was no phone call.

Reading through countless forum threads regarding the same glitch, the only way around it appears to be starting the game from scratch again - something I'm not fond of.

Instead, I'm tempted to trade the game in for Saints Row 2...

comments Posted: Saturday 6th December 2008, 18:00pm
Categories: Games
Tags: grand-theft-auto, gta, xbox