[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 5, Issue 7

[Chuck Graf]

It looks to me as if you can register the domain name with Godaddy, and then 
use it anywhere.  It just has to be registered for them to put the name/IP on 
their Domain Name Server.  I read all their stuff, and did a cut and paste 
thing so I can understand it.  I attached it FYI.  Let me know what you 
think.

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> Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 12:09:47 -0500
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> On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 04:37:41PM -0500, MontyS at videopost.com wrote:
> > Does anyone have a solid source for computer monitor repair in the DFW
> > area? Preferably one that repairs SGI (Sony renamed) monitors as well as
> > other manufacturers?
>
> Years ago I used to send my Sun monitors to O-Tec here in Dallas.
> They did a fine, and economical, job.  The Suns had Sony tubes in
> them.

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Chuck Graf
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(This is what I got from godaddy.com  My comments are in ()'s.) 

Get your domain name

The 1st thing you need to do is register your domain name. A domain
name lets you have a presence on the Internet, like the address of your
business. 

Domain Name
In short, a domain name is nothing more than an alias for a numeric web
address. Each web site on the internet has a numeric address that
functions like coordinates on a map. Instead of pointing to a
geographic location on earth, these numeric addresses, called IP
addresses, point to a location on the Internet. Computers have no
problems with locating and remembering numeric addresses. In contrast,
many people have trouble remembering long, complicated sequences of
numbers. So, to make navigating a network easier, the domain name
system was invented. This system allows people to use easy to remember
names for web sites instead of numeric sequences.


HowStuffWorks.com has an easy to understand essay on How IP Addresses
Work as a part of its larger article on How Domain Name Servers Work.

(Ok, so you register a domain name, and give them your IP address to
point that name to)

Host your site

To succeed in business today, every company needs to have an online
presence. A hosting account gives you the space needed to store your
site so it is viewable on the Internet. 

(I presume that this means you can direct your domain name to your IP,
since that is a web site since it has Apache serving web pages on it)

Go Daddy offers a wide selection of hosting accounts from which to
choose.(including): Forward your domain name to a site you may already
have.

(I presume that this means you can forward requests sent to your site
to another site by name, they do a DNS lookup for the IP of THAT site
and send the request there)

FREE Go Daddy domain name forwarding allows you to direct your domain
name to an already existing web site! Make it easy for people to
remember how to find you rather than remembering a long, complicated
web site address.

Forwarding
Redirecting all web traffic for a domain to a specific URL. So, I might
forward thisdomain.com to my free hosting space at
http://customer.earthlink.net. Thus to reach my site at Earthlink all a
person would have to type in is the domain, rather than the long URL
given to me by my ISP. Masking could also be used to hide the fact that
the site was on Earthlink once a visitor got there, if I so desired.

Get Domain Forwarding NOW it's FREE!
Add masking for just $5.95 per year.

Note: To utilize Domain Name Forwarding, you must:
1. have purchased your domain name through Go Daddy, and
2. park your domain for free on the Go Daddy servers.

(I believe #2 is refering to parking your IP address/domain name pair
on their Domain Name Servers) 

Need Masking?(this is a security thing)

Domain masking lets you protect the address of a particular web site,
while still allowing customers to access the content. (seems to be just
showing godaddy as the owner of the domain name).


Get e-mail for your domain name

If you want to have a true presence on the Internet, you need e-mail
addresses where your visitors can contact you. We have several
different options to choose from for e-mail accounts that include
Webmail access, auto-responders, and the ability to forward any address
to the one you already have. (this might be a good idea, since
otherwise you have another account to check all the time.)

 Just $9.95 for customized, powerful Web/email? Go Daddy says yes!

The best email service just got better! Go Daddy now offers a Junior
account that's perfect for getting started. And we've pumped our Deluxe
accounts to a whopping 20MB of storage space! All accounts are fast,
ultra-reliable, private and secure; IMAP or Pop3 configuration ? your
choice. And you can add accounts or storage whenever you need for just
pennies a month! The right sizes, the right prices ? and now FREE
anytime, anywhere access via Go Daddy WebMail! Compare and save!


Some interesting definitions:

AERO
Top-level domain. Reserved for members of the aviation community.(so I
guess that you as a pilot could be Skyeyedoc.aero)

 

DNS
A distributed database of information that is used to translate domain
names, which are easy for humans to remember and use, into Internet
Protocol (IP) numbers, which are what computers need to find each other
on the Internet. People working on computers around the globe maintain
their specific portion of this database, and the data held in each
portion of the database is made available to all computers and users on
the Internet. The DNS comprises computers, data files, software, and
people working together.


Fully-qualified Domain Name
A fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) includes all parts of a domain,
the hostname or subdomain, the domain, and the top-level domain. They
are often seen in the URLs for websites (e.g.
http://support.microsoft.com).



ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
ICANN is the new non-profit corporation that is assuming responsibility
from the U.S. Government for coordinating certain Internet technical
functions, including the management of Internet domain name system.
More information about ICANN can be found at their web site, which is
posted at: www.icann.org.