[Xitami] Not Recognizing Domain Name: / Tom

[Brian {Hamilton Kelly}]

In message <001501c3c77e$96dedae0$0200a8c0@dsl.gtei.net>
   "Tom Baker" writes:

> Remember, DNS records take a while to propage thru the internet. Expect
> 24-96 hours on average before your update is seen by all servers.

Such delays can be reduced by proper pre-planning of changes.  When
changes to all or part of a domain are expected, change the TTL [Time To
Live] of existing records to some short period (such as 900 seconds) at
least a WEEK before making the change.  After this reduced period has
propagated world-wide, other servers attempting to collect the
information will know that it is more ephemeral, and will collect it
more often and/or sooner.

Then make the changes; wait 30 or so minutes for them to propagate and to
check that everything is working as desired, and then put the TTL back to
the usual 3--7 days.

-- 
Brian {Hamilton Kelly}                                          bhk@dsl.co.uk
    "We can no longer stand apart from Europe if we would.  Yet we are
    untrained to mix with our neighbours, or even talk to them".
                                              George Macaulay Trevelyan, 1919