dot.tk email/URL forwarding broken

[janusz]

I have a free domain registered with dot.tk

Sometime last weekend (11+12 April) both email forwarding and URL forwarding stopped working. I've submitted a support ticket, but as it is a free domain, I don't have much hope for a response.

[Tsunami]

Originally Posted by janusz

I have a free domain registered with dot.tk

Sometime last weekend (11+12 April) both email forwarding and URL forwarding stopped working. I've submitted a support ticket, but as it is a free domain, I don't have much hope for a response.

I one time did receive a response from DotTK, I hope their helpdesk is still as active as back then. I don't use a free .tk domain anymore but used to have one (I cannot say "own", because to own a .tk domain you do need to pay)

Two small nuances:
- to avoid such issues, you can move the domain to your webhost or other nameservers (nowadays .tk domains can be moved to another DNS, in the days when I used them it was obligatory for free domains to use DotTK's own nameservers)
- keep an eye on having enough visits to the domain, as DotTK disables domains that are forwarded to inactive URL's or that don't receive enough hits per month ; however, if you visit your own site this does count as a hit