A domain name is an identification string that defines a group of computers on the internet under the same realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control. Technically, any name registered in DNS is a domain name, however, the term usually refers to a second and top level domain, such as ...
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Who is a good registrar these days? [closed]
It's been a long time since I've had to register a new domain.
What registrar is considered geek and sysadmin friendly?
I've heard that godaddy will screw you 10 ways to Sunday, and a lot of the ...
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www.example.com vs example.com [duplicate]
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to www or not to www
Consider a website at www.example.com
When the URL is entered manually into Firefox's address bar as example.com , the browser automatically ...
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No-ip works for non-internal clients, pinging works internally
I'm having a really bizarre problem while using No-IP. I can access the server fine from clients not on the local network and local and remote clients can ping the server just fine. I get the same ...
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When exim4 sends HELO/EHLO, how do I configure which host name it sends?
Mails from my system are being rejected when the receiving server does HELO checking. I believe my system is sending the wrong domain name. I'm running exim4. Googling for anything about exim4 and ...
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Redirect all non-www subdomains to main www domain with Apache2
I have a website (domain.com) and I would like to redirect all my secondary domains (domain2.com, domain3.com) and all the subdomains of these domains (*.domain.com, *.domain2.com...) to the main ...
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When is a secondary nameserver hit?
Take this scenario:
domain: foobar.com
ns1: 2.2.2.2
ns2: 3.3.3.3
My question: Is ns2 hit just in the event that ns1 is down? Or, is ns2 hit any time that ns1 returns a miss/doesn't resolve ...
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Is it possible to bind domain names to VisualSVN server and IIS on the one box without using a port?
I’ve got a machine running VisualSVN Server for SCM and IIS which hosts a web front end to perform some repository management tasks. Ideally, I’d like to bind a different domain name to each but it ...
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Tips for Domain Name Management?
Expired domain names = downtime for websites. Downtime = bad.
How does your organization make sure domain names have been renewed? I believe ICANN requires registrars to give a notice at 60 days and ...
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Automate creation of subdomain(xyz.serverfault.com)
What’s the best way to automate creation of subdomains (like Basecamp)?
My requirement is somewhat similar to Basecamp where users request for a subdomain from a page and I create it for them from ...
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What is the purpose of a domain?
I am new to the world of server configurations and am having a hard time coming to grasps what a domain is especially in an internal environment. For example I have read and been told the best naming ...
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Is there anything I should know before trying to acquire a domain name from the current owner?
I am helping my church with their new web site (two of them actually) and there is a domain name that they really want, but it's taken. The domain isn't in use (at least not for a web site). I've ...
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Is it bad practice to run a glassfish app directly on port 80/443
I am hosting a web app on amazon aws, using an ec2 instance.
On that instance i will be running only one application. using glassfish v3.0.1
I do not want to run the app using :
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Multiple domain names for IIS websites with SSL
First off, this isn't a question about sub-domains or host headers and SSL.
What I want to know is can I build a certificate request or find a certificate provider that will issue a certificate with ...
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Naming Windows Server 2008 domains
I am setting up a new Windows Server 2008-based domain and I am thinking about the domain name. Some time ago I read some documentation from Microsoft where they advised to use a .local suffix for ...
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What is the DNS root zone and domain?
This might seem like a silly question but I want to get my terminology correct. This was my understanding:
DNS root zone = .
DNS root domain = (nameless)
However, after reading the Wikipedia ...
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What is wrong with my DNS entries?
I have some problems with a domain not working as expected. My registrar's controlpanel shows these records for mydomain.eu:
www A 111.222.333.444
* A 111.222.333.444
I use the nameservers of my ...
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How to block Spiders / Scrapers by REMOTE hostname / domain for all Virtual Hosts in Apache?
I've seen plenty of robot.txt stuff, and some mod-rewrite solutions that looked promising… but haven't been able to find a simple solution to block Spiders / Scrapers / whoever the hell I want to ...
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How do you add a domain name to a VPS?
I have a VPS with allgamer.net (I use it to play minecraft). I also have a domain name with networksolutions.com
What I want to do is attach that domain name to the VPS. I want to run a wiki on my ...
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Transfer DNS to resolve domain to my server
I have bought a domain name www.mydomain.com on Namecheap, and I have successfully managed to set up redirections to my personal server available at the IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.
The problem is ...
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How to test new nameserver before to make it live [duplicate]
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Testing nameserver configuration using it
I'm thinking to leave my hosting provider NS's for Route53 (amazon distributed nameserver) for several reasons (and since I ...
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Some questions regarding Hostname
I just bought a new VPS hosting plan and i have a few questions.
Hope someone here can clear the doubts for me.
1) Is it necessary to have a real domain for a vps hostname? I suppose i can just ...
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Bot? check if a domain name is availible?
I am trying to get a 3 letter domain with .net or .org and it seems like EVERY combination is taken. Is there a way i can get a list of domains available? perhaps with a bot? (i'll write it if i need ...
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DNS simulation for testing purposes?
I'm wishing to simulate DNS for testing purposes, having decided to learn about it for if I was to go into webhosting.
I've considered BIND (and tried setting it up), but that wasn't suited to my ...
