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Domain Names, and web servers?
I remember once i had a web server app that allowed me to create a domain name w/o having to pay/register it. and it did work.
I am now thinking of setting up a mail and web server using a linux system. Now when i set up linux it asks me to create a domain name. now if i pick a name like www.myname.com will it host my site? I will be using Apache Web Server Project.
And if i do get it to work, are there laws about this? I know i can server a site using my IP address but i think i can make up a domain name also. like i said i did it once a long time ago, using a Macintosh.
Also if i do git it to work do i have to use the “www.” and the last part can it be more than 3 cariters?? for example:
<< "www.my_domaine.madman/", and can i replace the www??
ok, like i said i did get i to work a long time ago.and to top it off i had a dial up connection..
Why did it work then, and why wont it work again now, and i have a broad band connection
You can configure the machine to have whatever domain name you would like, but that most certainly does not allow other people to navigate to your server via that domain name. It is also absolutely not domain hijacking – it’s simply assigning a name to your server that only your server knows about.
The domain records which computers on the public Internet use to navigate to specific servers are managed by registrars (such as GoDaddy). Until you register a domain name through a registrar and point it to your server (by IP address) no-one will be able to find your website/email service.
For your last question, the final part of the domain name (called the top level domain, or TLD) may be more than three letters but you cannot choose an arbitrary one. The available TLDs are selected and regulated on an international level.
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