Got this email from Deerfield:

Dear DNS2Go Customer,

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2002, Deerfield.com will adopt a PAID-MODEL FOR DNS2GO SERVICE. This step is necessary to continue bringing DNS2Go customers the high quality service that has been our mission.

HOW THIS CHANGE AFFECTS YOU:
Effective October 1, 2002, your DNS2Go account will no longer be offered for free.

TO CONTINUE YOUR DNS2GO SERVICE:
Between September 24th and October 1st, you may visit Deerfield.com online to purchase a one year DNS2Go subscription for a special flat-fee of $9.95 USD, for 1 to an UNLIMITED number of domains! For your convenience, we offer several payment options including, credit card (Master Card, Visa, American Express, Discover and Diner's Club), check, money order, or wire transfer.

IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO CONTINUE YOUR DNS2GO SERVICE:
Unfortunately, if you choose NOT to purchase a DNS2Go subscription, your account will be disabled October 1st, and your domain will be deleted from our database on October 15th. Of course, if at any time in the future, you wish to purchase a DNS2Go subscription, you may do so by visiting Deerfield.com online.

Thank you for being a loyal DNS2Go customer. We hope that you will continue to find your DNS2Go service valuable. If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this message, or telephone us at the number listed below.

Sincerely,
Deerfield.com

well no problem as long as no-ip doesnt follow B)

Yes, I think I can handle 83 cents a month B)

Yep :)

Homie

I don't have receive this message for the moment

me neither... still waiting for this...

-CaP

I haven't received an e-mail but it's there in black and white on the homepage.

Just had a look and it says the service costs $14.95 per annum. Before I buy does anyone know if there is an alternative freebie that does the same job?



Last edited by M31 at Today at 10:04 am

M31, check out http://www.no-ip.com

Cheers m8 will do.

I actually prefer no-ip . if you want to spend some money, you can have no-ip direct a domain to your own server at home ;)

Well, I haven't recieved any mail yet either...
And the timeframe he operate with, to re-register / pay ?
Why cant we do it right NOW ?

The only reason for me to eventually stick to them, is my mailserver.
I would hate to change that one.. :(
Even my NO-IP mail domain uses that MX record as referance.
I could live with DNS2GO's somewhat unstable services, as long as it was for free,
but paying for it ? Then they have to garantue better stabillity.

You can try this page for a few alternatives http://noeld.com/services.htm.
The dns updater available here supports these. Don't know about reliability or continuing freeness.

It's the same with many "free" services. Get you hooked, then add a fee

well... We have to start to get used to pay for every service on inet... thats are really bads news... that corrupt the original spirit of the internet...

Here's what my notice says
Our online subscription process will be in place September 24, 2002. It will be available at http://dns2go.deerfield.com/purchase.

If you haven't got an email you might have got a little signal in the dns2go-icon in the tray. If so you can follow the directions and finally you are personally informed about the new policy.

And how should one feel about this? Well, I guess there really aren't anything such as free stuff. Somewhere somebody pays something. This time it is Deerfield that has figured out that their service cost more than they calculate to get back (mostly by means of goodwill).

I'm not really sure about my own feelings here. I sometimes tend to long for the old days when there was pics, no java, no flash and no ads at the Net. Was it better then? I'm not sure.

Oh well.

i don't think its a question of content that makes the net better, but rather the economy. Look at the 90s...everything was thriving. The net was unregulated, there were tons of free services, and much more. Now, many companies have gone out of business, and some are close to doing so. Free services are rapidly disappearing, and people are predicting the day when we say "remember when there used to be freedom of speech on the 'net?"

Sad times. Maybe some miracle will come along and save us,and the net...

UPDATE:

I got this email from Deerfield today:

Dear DNS2Go Customer,

Last week we sent a notification to you, announcing that EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2002, Deerfield.com will adopt a PAID-MODEL FOR DNS2GO SERVICE.

TO CONTINUE YOUR DNS2GO SERVICE, you may now purchase a DNS2Go subscription for a special annual flat-fee of just $9.95 USD at http://dns2go.deerfield.com/purchase. This special pricing is only available to current DNS2Go users.

You will be required to enter the email address under which you registered and a DNS2Go registration key. If you cannot locate your DNS2Go registration key(s), please visit http://dns2go.deerfield.com/user_profile/.

For your convenience, we offer several payment options including, credit card (Master Card, Visa, American Express, Discover and Diner's Club), check, money order, or wire transfer.

PLEASE NOTE:
Effective October 1, 2002, your DNS2Go account will no longer be offered for free. Orders must be placed prior to October 1st, 2002 and payment received by October 15th, 2002.

IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO CONTINUE YOUR DNS2GO SERVICE:
If you choose NOT to purchase a DNS2Go subscription, your account will be disabled October 15th, and your domain will be deleted on October 31st. Of course, if at any time in the future, you wish to purchase a DNS2Go subscription, you may do so by visiting Deerfield.com online.

Thank you for being a loyal DNS2Go customer. We hope that you will continue to find your DNS2Go service valuable. If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this message, or telephone us at the number listed below.

Sincerely,
Deerfield.com
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(800) 599-8856 (U.S. and Virgin Islands)
(989) 732-8856 (International)

http://www.deerfield.com
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