Questions tagged [domain]
A collection of computers or other networked resources.
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Where does email sent to *@example.com go? [closed]
So I've wondered this for a long time.
Where does email sent to *@example.com go? If I accidentally sent sensitive information to *@example.com would some evil person (potentially at the IANA) be ...
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Can I create a top level TLD? (.michael for instance)
It appears that ICANN is allowing the creation of top level domains. Instead of 'registering' a domain, you would essentially be signing up to be a registrar (you'd be giving out registrations on ...
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What is the difference between a hostname and a fully qualified domain name?
I am new to the world of setting up servers and am baffled by the term hostname and fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
For example, if I want to set up a server that hosts files on the local network ...
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How to redirect domain A to domain B using A-Records and CNAME records only
I have 2 domains hosted with different hosts. I need to redirect Domain A to Domain B. Unfortunately I can't do a 301 redirect from Host A, but can only modify/add DNS entries (A-Records and CNAMEs) ...
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How the heck is http://to./ a valid domain name?
Apparently it's a URL shortener. It resolves just fine in Chrome and Firefox. How is this a valid top-level domain?
Update: for the people saying it's browser shenanigans, why is it that: http://com./...
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Why does Heroku warn against "naked" domain names?
I ran across this page in the Heroku docs...
Naked domains, also called bare or apex domains, are configured in DNS via A-records and have serious availability implications when used in highly ...
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How should I setup separate MX records for a subdomain?
Let's say I have a domain that I run a web application on, for example cranketywidgets.com, and I'm using Google Apps for handling email for people working on that domain, for example, support@ ...
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Government censors HTTPS traffic to our website. Workarounds?
I am helping run a website that has been blocked for political reasons by the same Russian agency that has previously tried blocking Telegram (RosKomNadzor). This is not the first time it happens, and ...
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Create Unix Named Socket from the Command Line
Is there a command similar to mkfifo but for domain sockets?
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Is there a site that can track all the domain names I own?
I've been using a spreadsheet to keep track of domain names. Is there a web service anywhere that maintains a domain name database and tracks all the domains we own? The most important feature is that ...
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Simple apache2 redirect from one domain to another
What I want to do is the following:
My domain xy.example.com no longer exists. Thus I want to do a simple redirect to the new domain abc.example.com. It should be a redirect, that also works when ...
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How to test DNS glue record?
Hello I have just set up a DNS server for my domain example.org with 2 name servers ns1.example.org and ns2.example.org. I have attempted to set up a glue record for ns1 and ns2 at my registrar.
It ...
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Does Google Domains support CNAME-like functionality at the zone apex?
This functionality is required for properly directing a root domain to Heroku:
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/custom-domains#cname-functionality-at-the-apex
Some registrars, like DNSimple, ...
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Check if user password input is valid in Powershell script
I am working with a Powershell script that adds scheduled tasks to systems in our domain. When I run this script, it will prompt me for my password. I sometimes fat finger the password and the process ...
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If I own a domain do I own all of its sub domains?
If I own a domain do I own all of its sub domains?
For example if I purchase example.com, do I automatically own mail.example.com, blog.example.com, etc?
If I do not own the sub domains, can anyone ...
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