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Product Spotlight: DNSstuff

By // July 20, 2009, 4:44 AM PST // erikeckel

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  • DNSstuff

    DNS Stuff, a provider of a wide-ranging suite of DNS monitoring, testing and alerting tools, simplifies the process of managing DNS, Web and e-mail settings.

    DNSstuff's main Web page greets users with a simple, clean interface. Despite the seeming simplicity, the site's DNS administration, monitoring and maintenance tools enable simplifying incredibly complex DNS issues.

    For a full review of DNSstuff, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • DNSstuff Tools And Utilities

    DNSstuff offers a very wide range of DNS tools, including abuse lookup, SSL examination, complete DNS lookup information, reverse DNS lookup and more.

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  • Sample DNS Lookup

    Here you can see the DNS information a DNS Lookup returns when specifying all records, as well as the format used to display such data.

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  • Sample DNSreport Test

    Here's a sample DNSreport test. Using the premium DNSreport tool, some 55 total tests are run in a single analysis across a collection of categories, including parent tests, name server tests, start of authority (SOA) tests, mail exchanger (MX) tests, mail tests and www tests.

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  • Sample RBLalert

    By alerting administrators whenever spam database entries occur, and by checking numerous industry blacklists, users can leverage RBLalerts to more effectively monitor e-mail status and prevent outages and downtime.

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DNSstuff

DNS Stuff, a provider of a wide-ranging suite of DNS monitoring, testing and alerting tools, simplifies the process of managing DNS, Web and e-mail settings.

DNSstuff's main Web page greets users with a simple, clean interface. Despite the seeming simplicity, the site's DNS administration, monitoring and maintenance tools enable simplifying incredibly complex DNS issues.

For a full review of DNSstuff, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

Images by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic.

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Erik Eckel owns and operates two technology companies. As a managing partner with Louisville Geek, he works daily as an IT consultant to assist small businesses in overcoming technology challenges and maximizing IT investments. He is also president o...