My new job has forced me to learn linux and how to set domain names up with dns servers. Apache is already set up (websites have been up and running for a couple of years.. i'm new) and here's what i do. my example domain --> www.teejaytimms.com First, I edit the httpd.conf file in /etc/apache: <VirtualHost 12.183.58.35:80> DocumentRoot /home/users1/ttimms/public_html ServerName teejaytimms.com Server Alias www.teejaytimms CustomLog /home/users1/ttimms/httpd.log Combined </VirtualHost> Then, I set up the zone in the named.conf file in /etc: zone "teejaytimms.com" { type master; file "db.teejaytimms.com"; }; After that, I create the db file by copying a db of a working website and substituting my information (my ipaddress and i increment the serial number) Lastly, I reload my dns (rndc reload) and make sure the name daemon is running. I can do an nslookup on my site (teejaytimms.com) and it shows me the ipaddress (12.183.58.35) and whatnot. Also, I do a "dig teejaytimms.com" and it shows me all the information that it shows the other sites on the server that are working perfectly. However, when i test it in a web browser, i get nothing.. I can't ping it either. I'm aware that it takes up to 48 hours for the dns servers to propagate, but it's been 72 hours and still nothing. I hope it's just a little something that I'm doing wrong. On dns reports, I failed to receive an email (postmaster@teejaytimms.com) and it reported that I was using an open dns server, whatever that is. I know that MySQL is on the server, but i'm not sure if it even ties in with this. I apologize for my lack of intelligence on this and any help would be appreciated!!!