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Questions tagged [registrar]

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Can top level domains disappear if countries cease to exist / malfunction?

This question comes from a possibly stupid idea, but I want to make sure its as not-stupid as possible. I want to tattoo a QR code on my arm, that encodes a website. The domain has to be as short as possible for the QR to be as small as possible.…
Rob
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Is there a way around being required to use GoDaddy as the registrar when using a custom domain with Microsoft 365 Family?

I want to use my own domain with my Microsoft 365 Family plan, but there is no way I am transferring it to GoDaddy. Is there way way around this “requirement” or am I stuck?
Brie
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Run web site from home

I want to set up the web server at my home. I already have registered for the domain name. I do not want to use hosting services. How should I set up the Apache and the settings with the registrar of the domain name so that my site is up and…
Sarveshwar
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Registered domain 'list'

This question is similar to what I am wanting, but not quite. I have searched, without even a hint of success, for a way to 'browse' all registered domains by TLD - not just per registrar. P.S.: If this is the wrong 'exchange' site, I am sorry and…
Timberwolf
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Is a DNS allowed to reply with different IP than the one stated at the records in the domain name registrar?

Is a DNS allowed to reply with a different IP than the one stated at the records in the domain name registrar? I am especially interested in the case where the DNS is provided by an ISP.
pablete
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Domain name reserved: it doesn't show in any registry, but it is not available. How to get it?

I am trying to register a .com domain name for a NGO (non profit). They already own, let's say, example.org and I'd like to register example.com on their behalf. There's nothing special about that name, except to friends of that nonprofit. When I…
O. Jones
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Trying to Add Registrar DNSSEC Records, - Need Some Guidance, Please

I have created DNSSEC records for my domain using an old guide from serverfault.com [ https://serverfault.com/questions/405528/basic-dnssec-configuration-under-bind-9-7 ] and I would now like to add my DNSSEC details to my domain registrar's…
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Authoritative name servers and registrar

When I resolve a domain (let's say superuser.com), my request contacts the root servers, then the .com servers and they return the authoritative name servers for superuser.com... but do I get back the IPs of the name servers or I have to resolve…
Davide
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DNS and Registrar

If I set up a DNS server at let's say my house, like with a Windows server. Would I be able to get a .com domain that will work with my games like Minecraft or TF2? Or do I still have to pay for a registrar? I have been wondering this question for…
Noah
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How can a domain name be registered and showing content but not have any DNS or nameserver entries?

I have done a whois lookup on theinsuranceemporium.co.uk but even though it outputs a test page at local.theinsuranceemporium.co.uk and a whois lookup shows the registering party, there are no DNS or nameserver records showing as related to the…
Peter Carter
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Subdomains on .io domain

I am thinking about buying a .io domain. After reading their rules for domain-registration (nic.io Rules), I am not sure, if it's allowed to have subdomains on such a domain, because a subdomain is, afaik, a third-level-domain, or is it not? Or…
nam3less
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Registrars who forward email without filtering?

I currently have my personal domain forwarded to my gmail account. Unfortunately, many emails to my domain are being incorrectly blocked by the registrar's mail agent's spam filter. I have tried GoDaddy and NameSilo so far. I have searched, but…
sjLonghorn
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Is it against spec to set a nameserver at the registrar to a CNAME alias?

I came up against an issue where some DNS providers were not getting data from our authoritative DNS server. Using a site like dnschecker.org, I was seeing something like 30% of the nodes reporting SERVFAIL, and not just far removed international…
marquismark
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???? How does one make contact with domain result of: RDDS service of the Registrar of Record

I am trying to locate owner of domain: LinkedInPro.CO I have reviewed WHOIS and it states REDACTED FOR PRIVACY. Further, Admin Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to…
Michael Preston
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Relationship between Registrar and DNS Server

I don't quite get how registrar and DNS server interact. What happen when I enter mydomain111.org (assuming that i bought it through name cheap and point the DNS server to DO). Is it something like: Registrar (namecheap) > DNS Server (Digital…
letthefireflieslive
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