uk web host

[sprinkles]

does anyone know where i can get a good uk-based web host (and domain?)? ???

[rhys]

I separate domain from host and use 123-reg for domain and free virtual servers for hosting.

[sprinkles]

thanks for the reply :)

was wondering if there are any other options? i think i'm looking to get the domain & host together... sorry if i'm sounding silly.. i know nothing about web stuff :o

[rhys]

FVS does both. I tend to prefer to have my own domain name though so while my main sites might be sageworld.org and sagephotoworld.com, they;re in fact both hosted on sageworld.co.uk together with my wife;s unused site. I won't renew my wife's domain name - no point at all since she's not really interested in webpages.

[madferrit]

I asked a similar question a few weeks ago and Pete recommended GridStar.net

I've since used them and can really praise their work. They set up within a few hours, and I've even had a few questions which they've answered over the weekend.., not bad for service.

My thread can be found HERE (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=303577)

[sprinkles]

okay, thanks! will check them out :mrgreen:

[kevin_c]

I use 123-reg for domains and they are hosted on a Webfusion VPS server - both companies are part of the Pipex group and integrate fairly well.

[Big WIll]

I use STREAMLINE.NET, cheap and unlimited bandwidth. 500+mb storage, plenty. :)

[condyk]

I'd offer to help as I have a server that I host business clients on but you can get much, much cheaper going for one that specialises in domestic customers like the recommendations above.

However, I would recommend Donhost if you want to buy a UK domain or 000domains if you want any other (they do UK but more expensive!) You can get cheaper than either but usually there is a catch in my experience, such as you don't own the domain, you pay high fees to transfer the domain, poor service, slow serverswhatever.

[Pete W]

I use
http://uk2.net/ for domain names

&

http://www.ukhost4u.com/ I have the business hosting package..

[bubbawillums]

i just signed up here http://www.netfirms.com/web-hosting/web-hosting-advantage/ . Its a U.S site but i got it for £5 a year using a promo code.

[Pete]

I asked a similar question a few weeks ago and Pete recommended GridStar.net

I've since used them and can really praise their work. They set up within a few hours, and I've even had a few questions which they've answered over the weekend.., not bad for service.

My thread can be found HERE (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=303577)

Seconded. You'll get a domain name (registered to you) and good, fast web hosting. Also excellent support, advice, and admin for your web hosting.

[DavidW]

I'm very happy with Gradwell dot com (http://www.gradwell.com/). However, you haven't defined your needs - if all you are after is web hosting for relatively modest personal use, Gradwell's offering is probably excessively 'heavy' and expensive.



David

[kevin_c]

I use
http://uk2.net/ for domain names

&

http://www.ukhost4u.com/ I have the business hosting package..

I moved all my domains away from UK2 - they 'shaft' you for loads of extras like DNS control, mail forwarding and framed forwarding if you want it - moved them to 123-reg with no problems, and you get full control of 'your' domain for less money IMO.

[condyk]

Correct ... I have had several painful experiences with them trying to sort out client domains.

[mij]

I use 123-reg.co.uk too for domain names, though my web space is with a US host so is of no help if you want a UK based one.

There is no technical benefit in having the domain name and web host as the same company, and personally I prefer the safety of being able to keep them separate.

Michael.

[sprinkles]

thanks for all your replies! :mrgreen: i'm currently leaning towards getting a domain with either gridstar or donhost.. not sure about the hosting side yet though... i never knew hosting cost that much (at least at this point of time, as a student, its quite a bit) :confused:

I'm very happy with Gradwell dot com (http://www.gradwell.com/). However, you haven't defined your needs - if all you are after is web hosting for relatively modest personal use, Gradwell's offering is probably excessively 'heavy' and expensive.

i'm actually thinking of doing up the site for my online portfolio.. i have my end of year exhibition on wed & was hoping to get it up by then so that i can have little cards with my contact & portfolio for people to take with them - yeah, its half a week away *poof*..

i dont have a site done up yet (have been looking for someone to help me do up a site for ages but cant find anyone :( - if anyone can help me with this, i'll forever be greatful!!) so i was actually thinking of getting the domian first and redirecting it to one of the free sites i currently have. i intend to keep this domain for life to put my work on, so i dont have a problem getting it first.

going off topic, if anyone would like to check the exhibition out, please come! :mrgreen: PM me if you are interested & i'll send you the details..

[Pete]

Yeah. Hosting with gridstar (especially if you want to move outside the basic packages they offer) is more expensive than the cheaper outfits.

But you basically get what you pay for. With gridstar, you get very good personal service with professional support staff (normally respond to emails with the correct advice within an hour or so, and you never get scripted responses).

I guess with other cheaper hosts, you don't get so much service, reliability or speed of hosting.

[jjmucker]

i have a question for you guys. im a total newbie when it comes to all this so pls be patient :D
i registered with 123reg and bought my own domain name perfectexpressions.co.uk then i went over to godaddy.com and got a months webspace. what do i need to do in order to start building/designing my own website. i cant access perfectexpressions.co.uk is this something to do with dns or something. i ftp'd a simple html file and it came up as recieved. forgive me, im totally lost here

thanks

[Pete]

I'm no expert in this, but it can take a while for the domain name to go live worldwide. As fas as I know, GoDaddy is in the USA, so it could take a while for the DNS entry to work it's way over here.

Make sure though that YOU have ownership of the domain name (you bought it, you're not renting it). I know some of the cheaper domain name agencies will register the name in THEIR name and allow you to use it. This can cause problems later on if you want to transfer your hosting to someone else.

[kevin_c]

You will need to point the domain name at the server that hosts your site.
At the moment it simply points to the 123-reg 'holding page'

Your web host should give you the ip address of the server it is hosted on and you will need to change the DNS setting in the 123-reg control panel to point to it instead of thier server ('A' and 'CNAME' entries). DNS can take about 24-48hrs to fully update around the internet but I usually find within 12-24 hours the domain is resolving OK.

Unless you have a mail server running with your US host leave the mail (MX) record well alone and just use 123-reg to re-direct this

[kevin_c]

I'm no expert in this, but it can take a while for the domain name to go live worldwide. As fas as I know, GoDaddy is in the USA, so it could take a while for the DNS entry to work it's way over here.

Make sure though that YOU have ownership of the domain name (you bought it, you're not renting it). I know some of the cheaper domain name agencies will register the name in THEIR name and allow you to use it. This can cause problems later on if you want to transfer your hosting to someone else.

No problems with 123-reg , very good reputable domain company :-)

[jjmucker]

thanks. i took the name servers from godaddy and put them into 123reg MXrecords tab. is this correct.
if i try and access www.perfectexpressions.co.uk (http://www.perfectexpressions.co.uk) it still just goes to 123reg website.

im such a newb at this. :D

[kevin_c]

thanks. i took the name servers from godaddy and put them into 123reg MXrecords tab. is this correct.
if i try and access www.perfectexpressions.co.uk (http://www.perfectexpressions.co.uk) it still just goes to 123reg website.

im such a newb at this. :D

NO! - MX records control where mail goes to (Mail eXchange)

If 123-reg are hosting the domain name, you want to leave the name servers alone, although you have not changed these if you put them into the MX records boxes, you've just b*ggered up any email forwarding you may have had set up :-) - just reset the DNS to 123-reg defaults (click the link) to get back to 'square one'.

I assume Godaddy have given you the IP address of the web server your site is to be hosted on? if so just enter this into the 'A, CNAME & TXT' records above the MX records, then click the 'Update DNS' button, this should point the domain name to the Godaddy server, but it will take 12-48 hours to resolve fully so you'll have to be patient! :-)

[jjmucker]

when i put the godaddys server ipaddress into the box you say thsi comes up

Update of "@" failed
Update of "www" failed

[kevin_c]

when i put the godaddys server ipaddress into the box you say thsi comes up

Update of "@" failed
Update of "www" failed

Never had that before - I assume you are entering it as: 123.456.789.123 ?

[jjmucker]

yeah im taking out 123reg ipaddresses and putting in 208.109.14.72 from godaddy into both the

@ and
WWW tabs and clicking update dns?

[kevin_c]

How long has the domain and web hosting been registered? - I just tried to browse to 208.109.14.72 and it goes nowhere, although it does ping OK (140ms, which is pretty slow, although it is a US server)

[jjmucker]

i registered both today about 4pm.

[kevin_c]

I assume you use this IP for the FTP of your web page you uploaded earlier? I know sometimes you have to wait for the domain name to propagate before you can update any DNS settings so you may have to wait till later or the morning before 123-reg will let you do this (They usually warn you on the control panel about this when you first login)

[jjmucker]

yeah i did. like earlier though its still coming up with these update failed messages in the 123reg control panel when trying to change the ipaddress from their ones to the godaddys ones

[kevin_c]

From a godaddy document:

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/pdf/Hosting.pdf

"Before you set up your hosting account, make sure that you have purchased a domain
name that you want to use for this account. You will need to change the “A record” in
your DNS zone file to make sure that is uses the IP address for your hosting account."

You have tried to do this, I suspect the domain name need to propagate properly first...

All the domain names and hosting i have ever used have been with the same company (or group of companies) I use 123-reg for domains and Webfusion for servers (VPS) they are all part of the Pipex group - I'd wait till morning and try again if I were you, give things a chance to update.

[jjmucker]

if you check www.perfectexpressions.co.uk (http://www.perfectexpressions.co.uk) now you can see some page now. this was something i did just after registering. that page you see isnt from godaddy's server i dont think. its still pointing to 123reg server.
im totally confused here lol. ive been at this for hours upon hours and getting nowhere lol.

BTW i appreciated you taking the time out here to try and help me.
cheers

[condyk]

That is the free 123 web page stuff isn't it?

At GoDaddy you will need to FTP your pages and images to your web space. You can use SmartFTP to do that - it's free: just Google it.

These pages, etc will only be visible from the GoDaddy space once the domain propogates. It will only propogate to GoDaddy when you set the GoDaddy name servers at 123. At the mo' they are set to the 123 free space. Check the 123 FAQ's to see if you are allowed to point to a non-123 web space. You may have to pay extra ... it is a common ruse but I don't know 123 business methods. You can ask their support I assume?

[jjmucker]

yeah its that free webspace thing. will never use it

im sure i checked the faqs before signing up and im positive i can point to another server. i sure hope so otherwise that was a waste of money

[sprinkles]

yikes, this is getting even more confusing for me :confused: :(

is it possible to get the domain first, no host & have it redirected to another website?

[jjmucker]

yikes, this is getting even more confusing for me :confused: :(

is it possible to get the domain first, no host & have it redirected to another website?

tell me about it :(
thats what i did. i registered with 123reg and created my domain name, then registered with godaddy. i read posts on here with folk doing the same thing with no problems so i dont know why im getting this problem :(

[condyk]

Yes, buy the domain and you can easily point it anywhere, especially assuming you buy from a reliable registrar rather than a cheapy operation. Very hard to get good domain names these days. You can point it to 'free' web space if you want initially and then get something faster and more reliable/better facilities later on.

[sprinkles]

Yes, buy the domain and you can easily point it anywhere, especially assuming you buy from a reliable registrar rather than a cheapy operation. Very hard to get good domain names these days. You can point it to 'free' web space if you want initially and then get something faster and more reliable/better facilities later on.

& how do i go about doing that? :oops: :oops: i get totally lost about web stuff, the most i can do is make a simple/basic site in dreamweaver & thats about it :confused:

i know, the .com or .net version of the domain i want are being parked & thats why i'm considering getting the .co.uk version since i'm probably & hopefully gonna be based in the uk..

[condyk]

I personally suggest you go to 000domains and buy it there - it is more expensive than many other places but totally reliable with good support. I have around 30 domains through them and several through Donhost. You can host with either of them or elsewhere. Where ever you host they will give you the nameserver address and you type them into the control panel at 000domains. After 24 hours or so your web space is usable. Your webspace will also supply email account/s, and the configuration info you will need to set that up in Outlook. The reality is tho' that all this isn't easy until you've done it before.

[sprinkles]

i was actually thinking of getting it redirected to here (http://fotologue.jp/maex) for the time being while i sort out my site design & host.

dont think its the same as a free webhost..?

[condyk]

You will need URL forwarding and if you want your domain name to appear in the browser bar then get masked URL forwarding ... you will pay a tad extra through 000domains, not sure about Donhost or others.

[jjmucker]

great. finally got it to work.

the page is actually displaying when i access www.perfectexpressions.co.uk (http://www.perfectexpressions.co.uk)
only took me 8hours to fix.

now, anyone want to design me a wedding photography website ;)



ok now when i type the address in it takes me to 123reg site again. what the hell man : (

[sprinkles]

great. finally got it to work.

the page is actually displaying when i access www.perfectexpressions.co.uk (http://www.perfectexpressions.co.uk)
only took me 8hours to fix.

now, anyone want to design me a wedding photography website ;)



ok now when i type the address in it takes me to 123reg site again. what the hell man : (

lol, i get your "under construction" website when i click on it though, not the 123 site.. glad you got in working.. hope its still working ;)

[sprinkles]

You will need URL forwarding and if you want your domain name to appear in the browser bar then get masked URL forwarding ... you will pay a tad extra through 000domains, not sure about Donhost or others.

i'm not too worried about masking the URL for now...
a domain from 000domains costs about double donhost.. *poof* :(

thanks for your help, its very much appreciated.. :mrgreen: will check out the URL forwarding stuffs from both sites.

[jjmucker]

yeah its back to that now lol. man, ive been at this all day and ive still to design a website lol. al be grey by the time that happens and wont even be able to hold a camera :lol:

[sprinkles]

okay, one more question.. :neutral:

has anyone encountered keying in the same URL but without the "www" and getting a totally different website?

i've experienced it before, though i cant give the example as both the sites dont exist anymore.. but i was wondering how to prevent it.. :confused:

[jjmucker]

never. in fact most of the time when i enter addresses i usually leave www out

[condyk]

i'm not too worried about masking the URL for now...
a domain from 000domains costs about double donhost.. *poof* :(

thanks for your help, its very much appreciated.. :mrgreen: will check out the URL forwarding stuffs from both sites.

000 is very user friendly so you pay for that and it is pretty small change in the wider scheme of things. Donhhost I think retail on behalf of Joker (https://joker.com/index.joker?Joker_Session=c7ed70c665a1a9e8fc8f58df c5f64f9e) which is a big 'wholesale' domain registrar and they are also recommended and much cheaper. Donhost just have fast email and phone support if you need it. Joker has a good control panel and FAQ's tho so a good compromise of support and price. They are a German company if I remember.

[mij]

If 123-reg are hosting the domain name, you want to leave the name servers alone

That depends on the web host, some let you use their name servers, which is often a much better option if they provide mail too. An advantage of this is that the IP address is not usually guaranteed and can change if they move your site between servers to balance load or with upgrades. By using their name server you will not have to update the IP yourself, and risk the site being inaccessible until you do.

It makes no difference to the domain registration or ownership and you can take control back to the 123-reg control panel at any point.

Check the 123 FAQ's to see if you are allowed to point to a non-123 web space. You may have to pay extra ...

You do not have to pay anything, they are a reputable company and give you control of your DNS to point it anywhere you like.

has anyone encountered keying in the same URL but without the "www" and getting a totally different website?

Yes, it all depends how the site is configured.

With a server that hosts multiple web sites they may set up www.domain.xyz to point to the site but not domain.xyz so if you use the latter it will show the default page for the server, or it may not respond at all. It is very annoying as for certain sites I prefer to be able to type just the domain name in.

With 123-reg.co.uk you have full control over this whether you want it to happen or not.

The 'www' entry on the control panel lets you put the IP address to use for www.domain.xyz while the '@' entry is for domain.xyz. So you could have them pointed at the same place or to different ones.

You can also have a '*' entry which represents any subdomain name, so ww.domains.xyz or woohoo.domain.xyz or anything else will all point to the same IP address.

Michael.

[DavidW]

okay, one more question.. :neutral:

has anyone encountered keying in the same URL but without the "www" and getting a totally different website?

i've experienced it before, though i cant give the example as both the sites dont exist anymore.. but i was wondering how to prevent it.. :confused:
You need to point both domain.dom and www.domain.com to web servers, and configure the web server to respond with the same content on both virtual hosts.

Usually, for the sake of keeping all your statistics and logs tidy, you rewrite one to the other - so you may rewrite domain.dom<anything> to www.domain.dom<anything>.

For most people, your hosting providers will take care of this for you. If you have to set up Apache or a similar web server yourselves, it's just two or three Rewrite lines in one of the virtual hosts.



David

[jjmucker]

i think i ahve everything setup but i dont think i have the skilss and knowledge to build my own site. maybe i should have thought about that before jumping into something :o
i can see why web designers charge a fortune to design websites. is there anything i can do here, like is there a way to purchase templates and just drop them into my webspace. ive been looking at some sites that sell templates but im thinking theres still alot of coding and things like that to do first?

[kevin_c]

Glad you got it all sorted! - at least you have the domain of your choice ready for a site.

Those templates will still need a lot of work done on them to personalise the site etc. what software do you have, it's not that difficult once you get started, just don't aim too high to start with - get something simple and informative on one page if needs be just to get your message across, you can add galleries etc. as time goes on.

[jjmucker]

thanks. i have a program called sitespinner which seems pretty good. i also have dreamweaver but have no clue on how to use it. i agree with you saying i should get a basic site up first. whilst registering with 123reg i also purchased a pop mail info@perfectexpressions.co.uk could you tell me how to set that up. do i do this on the webhost side (godaddy) or on the 123reg's control panel.

thanks bud

[kevin_c]

If you have changed the nameservers to the godaddy ones I'm not sure how it will work try some of these help topics (http://www.123-support.co.uk/cgi-bin/123_reg.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=zGl_HDCi&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_page=1&p_cv=1.5&p_pv=&p_prods=&p_cats=5&p_hidden_prods=&cat_lvl1=5&cat_lvl2=0&p_search_text=pop+box&p_new_search=1)from 123-reg

Have you altered the MX records?

[jjmucker]

no i havent altered any MX records like you said last night. what i changed from the 123reg control panel was the ipaddresess to the godaddy webservers ipaddress and also put in the 2 godaddy nameservers

[kevin_c]

You'll probably have to look through the 123-reg support pages for the email settings/options, did you not get an email with them on?
I dont use this facility myself, I use my own mailservers on my domains.

You should be able to just use your email program with the pop3 setting provided from 123-reg although you will have to use your ISP's SMTP (sending) server for outbound mail from memory.(unless they give you this facility as well now)

This is one reason I keep my domain hosting and web server with the same company or group of companies...

[jjmucker]

yeah thanks kevin. they did send me an email out and i think your right about recieving the mail and have to use my ISP to send mail back out.

[sprinkles]

i think i ahve everything setup but i dont think i have the skilss and knowledge to build my own site. maybe i should have thought about that before jumping into something :o

i dont have a site design or anything yet, you're not alone! lol. what i'm gonna do is to have my domain redirected (its called URL forwarding i think) to my fotologue (http://fotologue.jp/maex) site. so when someone types in the domain, it automatically goes there. perhaps you could redirect your site to your zenfolio for the moment till you get your site up?

as for the templates, i think there are some sites that you can get them for free.. though i dont have any links at the moment..

i'm so rubbish at web.. :confused:

[jjmucker]

i dont have a site design or anything yet, you're not alone! lol. what i'm gonna do is to have my domain redirected (its called URL forwarding i think) to my fotologue (http://fotologue.jp/maex) site. so when someone types in the domain, it automatically goes there. perhaps you could redirect your site to your zenfolio for the moment till you get your site up?

as for the templates, i think there are some sites that you can get them for free.. though i dont have any links at the moment..

i'm so rubbish at web.. :confused:


get yourself sitespinner. what a god send for me. as you know, i have no clue with designing web stuff. all you do is create what you want your pages to look like by text and by dropping images etc and this program converts it to HTML for you.then all you do is upload it to your webspace. theres alot more to it than that but thats how far ive taken it so far.

great program

[sprinkles]

i've actually worked on dreamweaver a few years back. hope i still remember how to use it. lol. but i dont have the programme with me now, its in my computer back home :(

my concern is more of getting a nice layout & design, easy to update + all the scripting & making sure it appears right on the various screen resolutions. i get really annoyed when i go to sites that have stuff cut off cause no consideration was taken that people have different screen resolutions.

then there is the whole making sure it appears decent on the different internet browers (explorer, firefox, safari...) *poof* :confused: :cry:

[jjmucker]

well all they things you have mentioned i havent even taken into consideration. shows how much i know. ive created 5 basic pages so far and they seem to look ok on my screen and my resolution and also work fine with firefox and IE but im not sure how it will look with different resolutions. how do you test this?

[sprinkles]

i think its usually when you define certain things when doing the site, like you want the text to end at a certain point & you define it in the script or something, or if you make a flash site but catered to a certain screen resolution.. ??? i'm not too sure about this myself, but i have seen sites where the text or image goes beyond the screen & you cant scroll... :confused:

[sprinkles]

okay, i finally got my domain from 000domains as they do URL forwarding...

it used to go to some default "this is a future web page" site.. then i tried to change my nameservers as they advised for URL forwarding & now my site (http://www.maex.co.uk) doesnt exist :( :( what did i do wrong :confused:

[kevin_c]

Works ok for me - takes a bit of time to load though - must be all that flash or whatever...

[condyk]

Works here too ... slow Flash is the only problem and no doubt the server location/capacity is an issue. Am I right in thinking this server is located in japan?

[sprinkles]

its supposed to be forwarded to my fotologue (http://fotologue.jp/maex), not sure if thats what you are getting..

its still not working for me over here :(

edit:
yeah, the fotologue is located in japan..

[madferrit]

Works ok for me - takes a bit of time to load though - must be all that flash or whatever...

Same with me.

[condyk]

Refresh your browser Sprinkles ...

[sprinkles]

yeah, i must admit that fotologue is not very fast & sometimes it loads forever & you have to refresh it to load it...

Refresh your browser Sprinkles ...

i've tried refreshing & clearing my cache & all but its not loading for me. still saying the site doesnt exits :(

does the non www (http://maex.co.uk) version work for everyone else as well?

[kevin_c]

yeah, i must admit that fotologue is not very fast & sometimes it loads forever & you have to refresh it to load it...



i've tried refreshing & clearing my cache & all but its not loading for me. still saying the site doesnt exits :(

does the non www (http://maex.co.uk) version work for everyone else as well?


Yes - and it is forwarding to fotologue

[condyk]

Yup ...

[sprinkles]

okay, thanks. woo, its working! :mrgreen:

except its still not working for me :(

[jjmucker]

hello again guys :D

i have purchased a pop3 mail box with 123reg. its info@perfectexpressions. this is going to go on my contact form when i eventually get my website set up. how do i actually retrieve emails from it lol. ive sent a few emails to it but dont know where to retrieve them. is it also possible to get incoming email to forward onto my yahoo account so i can get them from my outlook express (which i have setup to retrieve all mail from yahoo)

thanks again peeps :D

[kevin_c]

From the 123-reg support pages: CLICK HERE (http://www.123-support.co.uk/cgi-bin/123_reg.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=258&p_created=1171295437&p_sid=rCCvCJCi&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfc m93X2NudD0zNCZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9NSZwX3B2PSZwX2N 2PTEuNSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJ nBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1)

This may help - you basicly have to set up your email program to retrieve pop3 email from the 123-reg pop3 server.

[jjmucker]

im missing something here. i thought when i registered with 123 pop mail that the email address i setup was info@perfectexpressions.co.uk
but anytime i try to send email to it it just comes back saying "failure notice"

[mij]

im missing something here. i thought when i registered with 123 pop mail that the email address i setup was info@perfectexpressions.co.uk
but anytime i try to send email to it it just comes back saying "failure notice"

When you change the name servers to those of your web host it means they manage the technical details for your domain name (123-reg still handle the registration details). So when you mails is sent to an @perfectexpressions.co.uk address it is going to your web host. If you do not have mail set up there it will be bounced back.

Some web hosts include POP3 mail so you could just set up an account to use there (and hope 123-reg will give you a refund). Or you will need to use your host's control panel (if they have one) or contact their support staff to get the MX record for your domain name set back to the 123-reg mail server.

Michael.

[jjmucker]

yeah mate i think thats whats happened. i have changed the name servers to the godaddy ones. i will head over there and see if i can fix it up.
so basically i wasted £10 on a popmail box from 123reg?

well im not even sure what i did, i went over to godaddy, went to email and created info@perfectexpressions.co.uk
it said i had 100 available. dont even know what that means. im such a newb at this lol. i should just stick to actually taken the photographs :)

[sprinkles]

i think it means you can have 100 different emails.. so info@..., + 99 others..

woo, i cant wait till i finally get my host & emails & have to set them up.. i'll probably have to refer back to this thread & ask another zillion questions :rolleyes: :lol:

[jjmucker]

i think it means you can have 100 different emails.. so info@..., + 99 others..

woo, i cant wait till i finally get my host & emails & have to set them up.. i'll probably have to refer back to this thread & ask another zillion questions :rolleyes: :lol:

yeah that exactly what it is. thats really good i think. i have only rented the space for one month to make sure i got things sorted. i hope i can upgrade for the year and still have everything intact still

[condyk]

You need to set up each email account you need on the server and then use the settings from there to set up in Outlook, or whatever you use, i.e email address, username, password, SMTP and POP3 setting. But this will be in an FAQ somewhere so follow that.

[jjmucker]

yeah thats what i did. seems all good now. ive emailed 123reg about 6 times and they havnt replied to one of them. their customer service is shocking

[kevin_c]

yeah thats what i did. seems all good now. ive emailed 123reg about 6 times and they havnt replied to one of them. their customer service is shocking

Best thing is to ring them at 09:00 in the morning when they open the support desk.

[jjmucker]

Best thing is to ring them at 09:00 in the morning when they open the support desk.

im beginning to wonder if they even have a support desk :rolleyes:

[kevin_c]

They do, but I had problems getting through to them a few weeks ago about a domain problem for a client of mine and they took about 3 days to reply to an email and I found the only way to avoid a 30 min wait on the phone was to ring them when the support desk opened, got straight through and they sorted the problem by later that day.
They have been very good in the past but I think they have got too many customers with too few support staff now.

[curiousgeorge]

I'd like to add a warning about UK2. Probably the worst customer support I've ever experienced. A quick seach in Google for "uk2 custer service" showed I was not alone.

A typical example of their stupidity:

me: "I cannot access my website or connect to my domain via FTP."

them: "Will you please clarify what email account do you mean?"

My site has been down for nearly two days now and I've had no feedback.

I had the same problems several times last year.

And they have the audacity to claim "100% uptime in 2007" on their website.