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  From: Ben Kramer <ben@webmedia.com.au>
  To  : Ben Donohue <donohueb@bvm.com.au>
  Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 05:56:57 +0000

Re: moving a site and domain name from one ISP to another

I would do it in this order:
1. copy site to new location
2. have new isp put domain name in DNS
3. change delegation of domain name
3.5 wait until update has occured
4. have old isp remove domain from their DNS
5. remove old site

Ben.......  :-)
Ben Donohue wrote:
> 
> hi all,
> can anyone help me with what is involved with moving a site from one ISP
> to another ISP, such that it is done with the minimum of fuss and
> downtime for the client. I'm moving a site, ie. a complete
> www.name.com.au to another ISP, but want to keep the site up for as long
> as possible. does the first ISP have to "release" the domain name and
> then the second ISP take it up? is there a correct protocol for moving
> the site?
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