From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 30 23:47:20 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0857816A421 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:47:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDD1A13C48A for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:47:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IQtiy-0000v1-62 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:46:56 -0700 Message-ID: <12418257.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:46:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Pluta To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200708291931.11738.freebsd@dfwlp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: peter@placidpublishing.net References: <12398274.post@talk.nabble.com> <200708291916.58069.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <12398404.post@talk.nabble.com> <200708291931.11738.freebsd@dfwlp.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Hostname Question - Whats The Proper Way X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:47:20 -0000 Jonathan Horne wrote: > > On Wednesday 29 August 2007 19:19:58 Peter Pluta wrote: >> How does one pick a domain? >> Just any old domain? > > thats often how it goes! mine was originally "dfwlanparty"... but dfwlp > just > became the shortend version of what the community referred to it as. i > bought the domain just out of convenience many moons ago :) > >> I keep visualizing a domain as in 3-4 servers each of >> which has a hostname mail, web, etc.. > > fairly close, some times you will actually find servers that actually are > named "web" "mail", or have names after services. myself, i have names > that > ive chosen, and then use DNS to "link" the common services to them. > example, > if you do a: > > host castor.dfwlp.com > > youll find that castor is my server that handles www.dfwlp.com. so, if > you > have a specific name in mind, dont be afraid to use it! you can always go > back later and use DNS to give your box as many "jobs" as you need (ie, > you > can DNS both www and mail to the same server, if you need to). > > cheers, > -- > Jonathan Horne > http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org > freebsd@dfwlp.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Ah ok. I host a few domains on my box, 3 web, and 1 mail. I will just call my box box(anything).placidpublishing.net and just have dns entries for mail, www, etc.. to the appropriate domains. That makes more sense. Thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-Hostname-Question---Whats-The-Proper-Way-tf4351213.html#a12418257 Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.