using Moniker.com's nameservers

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Published on 2012-03-23T22:05:13Z Indexed on 2012/03/23 23:40 UTC
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I have a VPS with A2Hosting for which i need to upgrade the OS. However, they've changed their VPS packages and forced me to order a new one. I went with an "unmanaged" package and have only just realised that they do not provide any DNS service at all, not even nameservers. Support tells me that "since your domain is not hosted with us, but with Moniker, you would not be able to use these nameservers. Your domain registrar should have a set of default nameservers that you can use, then create a A record to point to" my IP address.

Moniker does provide for using their nameservers but i'm confused about which "pre-defined zone configuration" to use. They are:

  • Domain Parking
  • Domain Parking with Email Forwarding
  • URL and Email Forwarding
  • URL Forwarding
  • URL Forwarding & CoolHandle Email

I just want to use their nameserver and then create A & MX records pointing to the VPS. What do they mean by forwarding? I get the feeling it's a service that i don't want.

Or, is it that i need to have a pre-defined zone only temporarily, and THEN set the A & MX? Which of these should i choose.

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