[wplug] domain question

[Kevin Squire]

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:24:38 -0400
"Zach Uram" <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:

> So if I sign up with Google Apps domain they give me a domain name and
> provide the DNS servers? 

You can buy one from there 3rd party vendor like I did for "wikiak.org" or you can "bring your own" like my school did for pavcsk12.org

> Can I make www.mydomain.org point to
> www.otherplace.org/~me
> and the web surfer will only see "www.mydomain.org" with Google Apps?

Yep, check out http://www.wikiak.org  .. and then check out http://gentgeen.homelinux.org


> It says it addsa calendar, gmail, etc. for my domain but what exactly
> does that mean? So if someone sends mail to me at mydomain.org it will
> actually be going to a Gmail mailbox? What if I want to have
> www.mydomain.org point to a web server I am using (whether local or
> remote) and box.mydomain.org point to my public IP of my DSL at home
> so I can ssh into it without having to remember the ip will Google
> Apps let me do that? 

Indirectly, yes.  It is all with the DNS settings. And Google uses a 3rd party to do the DNS stuff-- or as noted, you can continue to use your current.

> And if f Google Apps doesn't let me do the above
> things I mentioned how can I do it?
> 
> Zach
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