When does Gandi LiveDNS publish your changes?
LiveDNS publishes your records when the domain is delegated to its nameservers. If the domain uses a third party’s nameservers, make live changes at that provider. Check this before adding the record a host or mail service gives you.
What should you compare in Gandi’s price table?
Look up the extension and compare the creation, renewal and transfer columns. Check the account quote for your exact name, currency and any extra services. A domain bill and a mailbox bill can cover different things.
What would you need to keep when leaving Gandi?
LiveDNS can save a backup and export records. Keep a copy before changing providers and compare it against the replacement. Gandi says the associated Gandi mail service stops immediately after a transfer away and its email data is deleted seven days later. If you use that mailbox, arrange a separate mail migration and confirm it before moving the registration.
Which part of an email move can a DNS backup help with?
Draw a fictional domain that uses LiveDNS and has a Gandi mailbox.
- List the recordsWrite down the website and mail-routing records you would verify in the replacement DNS.
- List what is inside the mailboxMake a separate list for messages and mailbox access. Check that these are accounted for before the registration move.