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Re: Use example.com/org when giving example hostnames, please!



On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Curt Howland <Howland@priss.com> wrote:
> It was written:
>> Just a heads up, EXAMPLE.COM and EXAMPLE.ORG are reserved as dummy names
>> for giving example hostnames.  This avoids linking to other sites that do
>> exist (domain.com) or are not work safe (xxx.com) unintentionally.
>
> I often use MPAA.org or RIAA.org so that the spammers have something
> nice and juicy to chew on.

Hah, choice!  I recommended example.com and example.org because
they're actually the IANA-designated dummy names.


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