(yep, I did search before posting!)

We're about to register a .co.th domain name. We've got all the paperwork required and ready to go with Thainic, but we'd like to know beforehand if we could change the IP addresses assigned to the domain name ourselves (A and MX records - so we can use web hosting elsewhere), or we have to use their hosting services - something I don't really want to commit to.

I guess the latter is unlikely but would like to double check first.

Thanks in advance.

Once you register a new domain name then that can be transferred to another host if you wish. As such, the new web host will give an IP from their allocated set of numbers. Essentially, transparent to you and needn't worry about the IP itself.

Thanks for the response Tywais.

Even if the new hosting is based in another country and has never hosted a .co.th domain before?

You just need to change the DNS for the domain to host it elsewhere, like NS1.HOSTGATOR.COM and NS2.HOSTGATOR.COM

It can be hosted anywhere in the world.

^ Thought so. We'll go ahead with the purchase from Thainic.net this afternoon.

the domainname itself has Nothing to do with Ipadresses ...

to register you just need to provide 2 nameservers .. and there (if they are in your hand) you can do whatever you like to do. (change of hosts and ip entrys)

its pretty much straight forward .. how thnic handles this issue ..

as i know they offer the NS-Hosting as well BUT this may cost money ..

usaly the hosting for your website (no matter where on this world) can offer this services too (free in your hosting packege)

if you change the hosting package you can in secounds update the database from th-nic regarding your nameserver host/ip's by yourself ..

clean and quick.

Mario

Can a .th domain actually be hosted by a non-thai host?

(yes, I know technically - but how about legally?)

Can a .th domain actually be hosted by a non-thai host?

(yes, I know technically - but how about legally?)

yes, there is no rgulation regarding localizing.

it may make sense if the website or other services based on the domain have target visitors or targetaccess outside of thailand.

like a websop with targetcustomers in india .. should be for the best performace also hosted somewhere there .. to give the customers (the ones drive the money in) give the best performace ..

however .. thai domains may have most access from thailand .. so thai hosting would be the most effective

@Insight

i read some post about nameservers ...

you canot just use ANY server to declare on the registration process !

the machines you are using MUST be authoritative for the zone !

as the records used in the thnic registration will be used on root-servers as well !