Every ISP (Internet service provider) and web
hosting company operates a Domain Name Service. The DNS server translates
the Domain Name into a numerical value that the computers on the Internet
recognize. The DNS server saves or caches previous translations so that
later requests can be handled much more quickly (the name server reads the
stored information and does not have to perform a translation/search each
time the name is resolved). The cache of every DNS server is deleted
periodically. The length of time between purges is different for everyone
though most hosts/ISPs clear DNS cache every 7 to 10 days (some more
frequently some less frequently). This means that if your domain is moved
or transferred it may take up to 10 days for everyone on the Internet to
see the changes. We have no control over how ISP's cache DNS
information. |