GoDaddy personal domain settings with iWeb

Many thanks to georgefromphilly for his instructions (slightly adapted here) for pointing your personal domain name at GoDaddy to your .Mac account with iWeb. This, of course, is one of the problems with Apple not selling domain names: you have to deal with one of the hundreds of domain name registrars to get your personal domain... and it's the wild west out there. I happen to use GoDaddy, and while I don't actually recommend them (in fact, I would recommend a different registrar if you were planning to host a Drupal site with them... but that's a different story) the price is right, and if you're not hosting with them or expecting great support they may be your solution. But don't expect Apple ease of use!

1. Log into Godaddy
2. Select Domains -> My Domains
3. Select your domain
4. Select "Total DNS Control and MX Records"
5. Under "CNAMES:" edit (click the little pencil in a square in the right-hand column) the top line which has "www" in the host column
6. Add the following values:

host = www
points to = web.mac.com
ttl = 1 hour

Unless you type “www”before your domain name you won’t be directed to your site. To fix that, click on “Add New CNAME Record” and enter the following:

host = yourname.com
points to = www.yourname.com
ttl = 1 hour

Wait 24-48 hours for the settings to propagate through the internet by doing anything to keep your mind off testing your domain name in a browser every five minutes to see if it's working yet. As Ferdinand the Bull would say, "Smell some flowers." Maybe do good. The internet works on karma.