[linux-help] Re: private network domain names

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Behalf Of Jonathan Hall
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 9:13 PM
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> Subject: [linux-help] Re: private network domain names
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> I don't know if it's "standard"... but what I use for my private network
> segment is *.private.flimzy.com.
>
> flimzy.com is a true domain, and I use it for many things, but
> private.flimzy.com is not seen by the outside world.  I have one "private"
> DNS server that hosts that zone, and shares it with nobody except local
> hosts (192.168.x.x).
>
> I've also seen people use *.local, etc.
>
> As for what is the standard?  I have no idea... I suspect there isn't one.

All you can be sure of is what ICANN/IANA has currently assigned.
http://www.icann.org/tlds/ There is nothing that says any TLD (top level
domain) can't become active at any time.  My guess for safe bets would be
.local or .home  I would also guess that .<'lastname'> would be safe for the
forseable future.

--dwh

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