Dealing with DNS

At its inception the Internet was used solely by computer geeks and techies. Today the web has grown to become something we use on a daily basis. It's amazing how quickly the Internet went from obscurity to becoming something we take completely for granted. We hardly give a second thought to how this incredible system works.

Behind the scenes however, there are technical processes that make email and websites work. While some of us are curious enough to explore the inner workings, I imagine most don't particularly care, as long as it keeps working. However, when building a website, questions about hosting must come up. Having a working knowledge of the key aspects of how hosting works can help avoid problems stemming from hosting related issues.


Hosting email and hosting a website are actually two very different things. It is common for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to host both a website and email. It makes sense to bundle these two related services, but in reality the underlying technology for hosting a website and hosting email are completely distinct from each other. Since they are usually purchased together, combined in one hosting plan, we tend to think of them as the same thing.   next >