.TK constantly down?

Junkguy · Aug 18, 2004, 09:28 PM

.tk redirecting addresses are used by many people who want a short address that is as easy to remember as a .com, but don't want to pay for a domain. I use .tk for my main site, but for the last few weeks it has been constantly down most of the time. It works randomly for visitors, I think, because I still get hit counts and I can sometimes (rarely) access my site from the .tk address.

Is it just me, or is all .tk addresses down (aside from www.dot.tk)? And does anyone know of any alternatives for free, short, and professional-looking redirecting addresses or domain names?

Malus · Aug 18, 2004, 09:49 PM

Eh, their service is flaky. You're better off spending the $10 a year for a domain name, which really isn't that much anyway.

Zelig · Aug 19, 2004, 01:08 AM

It's not just you, they've been acting up lately...

Matth · Aug 19, 2004, 10:16 PM

http://www.eu.org/

Using a CNAME seems to be the most basic, but to put one on your webspace, it would need to be subdomain based (still not 100% sure if that would actually work)

There's CJB.NET (subdomain based redirection), but the amount of crap with them has just got worse and worse - they really cannot be recommended at all!

vittle · Sep 6, 2004, 11:14 PM

.info domains are FREE

check out domainsite.com!

Junkguy · Sep 11, 2004, 05:24 AM

Info domains aren't free, it's $0.99!

Quite cheap, actually.... $1 for a year subscription.

But the TK domain seems to work fine now, it's been working for quite a while.

Aug 18, 2004, 09:28 PM	#1
Junkguy PC Game Modder Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 731 Rep Power: 0	.TK constantly down? .tk redirecting addresses are used by many people who want a short address that is as easy to remember as a .com, but don't want to pay for a domain. I use .tk for my main site, but for the last few weeks it has been constantly down most of the time. It works randomly for visitors, I think, because I still get hit counts and I can sometimes (rarely) access my site from the .tk address. Is it just me, or is all .tk addresses down (aside from www.dot.tk)? And does anyone know of any alternatives for free, short, and professional-looking redirecting addresses or domain names? __________________ P4 2.66GHz, ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB, WinXP, 1024MB DDR, 120GB WD, 2.5Mbps/400kbps DSL, 17" LCD E171FPb, SBLive! 5.1 Digital, Logitech Z2300 2.1 400Watts

Aug 18, 2004, 09:49 PM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Eh, their service is flaky. You're better off spending the $10 a year for a domain name, which really isn't that much anyway. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Sep 11, 2004, 05:24 AM	Thread Starter #6
Junkguy PC Game Modder Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 731 Rep Power: 0	Info domains aren't free, it's $0.99! Quite cheap, actually.... $1 for a year subscription. But the TK domain seems to work fine now, it's been working for quite a while. __________________ P4 2.66GHz, ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB, WinXP, 1024MB DDR, 120GB WD, 2.5Mbps/400kbps DSL, 17" LCD E171FPb, SBLive! 5.1 Digital, Logitech Z2300 2.1 400Watts

Aug 19, 2004, 01:08 AM	#3
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	It's not just you, they've been acting up lately...

Aug 19, 2004, 10:16 PM	#4
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,410 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	http://www.eu.org/ Using a CNAME seems to be the most basic, but to put one on your webspace, it would need to be subdomain based (still not 100% sure if that would actually work) There's CJB.NET (subdomain based redirection), but the amount of crap with them has just got worse and worse - they really cannot be recommended at all!

Sep 6, 2004, 11:14 PM	#5
vittle DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	.info domains are FREE check out domainsite.com!