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It looks like the root of the problem is that their DNS servers are unresponsive or offline. Web sites and mail whose DNS is hosted on GoDaddy appear to look "d

It looks like the root of the problem is that their DNS servers are unresponsive or offline. Web sites and mail whose DNS is hosted on GoDaddy appear to look "down" because they cannot resolve. Good push for anyone to switch to DNSMadeEasy or Amazon Route53 if you're currently caught in this. Update: It appears Anonymous is behind this https://twitter.com/AnonOpsLegion/status/245218636187443200 https://twitter.com/AnonOpsLegion/status/245218636187443200

executive 14y ago
or Nettica
- maratd 14y ago
  or Rackspace, which is free and has an API http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/public/dns/ http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/public/dns/ There are many, many options.
  - ckrailo 14y ago
    Since we're giving options... For DNS, I recommend dnsimple. They do DNS and domain registration for my three domains and their UI is amazing. Here's a referral link that, if used, gives both of us one month free DNS service (which is only $3 anyway). https://dnsimple.com/r/96a980397648e9 https://dnsimple.com/r/96a980397648e9
    - fratis 14y ago
      Agreed. I use them as well, and they've been great from day one. Short anecdote: I have an Icelandic (.is) domain. Iceland's NIC has very strict rules regarding DNS records associated with an Icelandic domain. dnsimple's support team got the problem resolved within a few days. I can definitely see myself with them for the long haul.
    - scottbruin 14y ago
      We recently evaluated DNS options for our ~800 domains we host DNS for and decided to go with DNSMadeEasy. We're not switched over yet but the deciding factor for me was they're an anycast network and can offer a lot of cool regional responding if we grow to that size. We want to use vanity domains, e.g. ns1,2.ourcompany.com so w/ DNSimple that's only two locations that need to be DDoSed or fail and our sites are down.
      - aeden 14y ago
        It's a fair point (DNSimple is unicast). We're working on building out an Anycast infrastructure, but even that isn't a guarantee for surviving a DDoS. Bottom line on a DDoS: it's a war of bandwidth and the enemy has all the advantages. If you must buy bandwidth and you get DDoS'd you have to pay for that bandwidth, which can be very expensive (not to mention the ongoing operational costs and the ). Still, we're going to do our best to switch over to Anycast and continue building out our infrastructure as we have the capital to do so.
    - adrr 14y ago
      Recommend them too. Great interface and support DNS features that allow you to point a naked domain at a Heroku app.
16s 14y ago
NearlyFreeSpeech has reliable, simple to use DNS service. I've used it for years without issue.

executive 14y ago

or Nettica

maratd 14y ago
or Rackspace, which is free and has an API http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/public/dns/ http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/public/dns/ There are many, many options.
- ckrailo 14y ago
  Since we're giving options... For DNS, I recommend dnsimple. They do DNS and domain registration for my three domains and their UI is amazing. Here's a referral link that, if used, gives both of us one month free DNS service (which is only $3 anyway). https://dnsimple.com/r/96a980397648e9 https://dnsimple.com/r/96a980397648e9
  - fratis 14y ago
    Agreed. I use them as well, and they've been great from day one. Short anecdote: I have an Icelandic (.is) domain. Iceland's NIC has very strict rules regarding DNS records associated with an Icelandic domain. dnsimple's support team got the problem resolved within a few days. I can definitely see myself with them for the long haul.
  - scottbruin 14y ago
    We recently evaluated DNS options for our ~800 domains we host DNS for and decided to go with DNSMadeEasy. We're not switched over yet but the deciding factor for me was they're an anycast network and can offer a lot of cool regional responding if we grow to that size. We want to use vanity domains, e.g. ns1,2.ourcompany.com so w/ DNSimple that's only two locations that need to be DDoSed or fail and our sites are down.
    - aeden 14y ago
      It's a fair point (DNSimple is unicast). We're working on building out an Anycast infrastructure, but even that isn't a guarantee for surviving a DDoS. Bottom line on a DDoS: it's a war of bandwidth and the enemy has all the advantages. If you must buy bandwidth and you get DDoS'd you have to pay for that bandwidth, which can be very expensive (not to mention the ongoing operational costs and the ). Still, we're going to do our best to switch over to Anycast and continue building out our infrastructure as we have the capital to do so.
  - adrr 14y ago
    Recommend them too. Great interface and support DNS features that allow you to point a naked domain at a Heroku app.

16s 14y ago

NearlyFreeSpeech has reliable, simple to use DNS service. I've used it for years without issue.