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Microsoft bought the "HomeServer.Com" domain a year or so ago.  The transaction that involved 3 companies, 4 foreign languages and 3 currencies.  It took awhile to complete, and it is a funny story that I like to tell in person.  But that is not what this post is about ...

When we enabled the Dynamic DNS services for Windows Home Server in the CTP build, we used to 2 test domains (livenode.com and livenode2.com) where Windows Home Server beta testers could get a personalized domain name (e.g. SmithFamily.livenode.com) for remote access to their home server while away from home.  

I have some great news to share with all of our early beta testers.  If you registered a personalized domain name with either livenode.com or livenode2.com prior to this weekend (August 3, 2007), that domain name will get transferred over to HomeServer.com when you install the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version of Windows Home Server.  This was a one time transfer as a "THANKS" to all of our early testers. 

We worked hard to make this happen.  We know how important it can be to get your desired personalized domain name.  We never could promise this, until we were 100% sure it would work.  It works !! I just installed the RTM copy of the Windows Home Server software (one advantage to working on the team) and my domain name automatically showed up as ______.homeserver.com after I logged in with my Windows Live ID.

Any future domain names registered with either the Release Candidate (RC) build or the Windows Home Server 120-day Evaluation edition will be registered as livenode.com domains and will not be transferred over to HomeServer.com.  All new domain names registered with the RTM version of Windows Home Server will be using HomeServer.com starting today.

Thanks again to all of the early beta testers!!!  Your feedback through the Connect site, Community Forums and Newsgroup throughout the testing of Windows Home Server has been fantastic.

t.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    If you using Windows Home Server for remote access (like I am) you will have seen that you get a domain

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    If you using Windows Home Server for remote access (like I am) you will have seen that you get a domain...

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    If you were one of the many thousands of early participants in the Windows Home Server beta you might

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    So is this move mandatory? I'm hosting a website for a wedding next year that I cannot let everyone know about the change.  If it is mandatory for the change over will people be redirected if they go to the previous site?

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Pingback from http://blog.sebastianfoss.com/2007/08/09/sebastian-foss-homeservercom/

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    What comes next for the Windows Home Server team?  Do you folks work your product roadmap or do you wait to see what the response is for the first generation of Windows Home Server before deciding whats next?

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    I am one of the "late adepts" of the new technology, despite been passively participating in the WHS beta from the beginning. Will I be provided with copy (and license) for the RTM release? Thanks.