Re: domain names, was: hostname
On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:28:55 +0000
Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon 19 Feb 2018 at 19:08:42 +0000, Brad Rogers wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:58:25 +0000
> > Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Brian,
> >
> > >Avoiding using any of the examples you give is also recommended
> > >because you do not own the domain name google.com and have no
> > >right to use it.
> >
> > I took that as a given.
> >
> > Still, it's probably as well to point it out because you never know;
> > some buffoon may think it's clever or (forgive me for this) 'kewl'
> > to do so.
>
> Could be inadvertent. ilovecats.com or scratchyouritch.com or
> deeppockets.com look good and safe when you are installing.
> microsoft20.com (but not google20.com) is ok until someone
> registers it.
>
> The best thing is to leave the domain name field blank unless
> you *know* you need one. I do not think either the installer
> or the documentation put it like this.
>
It is somewhat safer to use a non-existent top level domain, though
less so that it used to be. I would think '.invalid' ought to remain
safe, but you never can tell what fools will do.
--
Joe
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