From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 25 07:54:52 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A428816A4CE for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:54:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web53907.mail.yahoo.com (web53907.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.36.217]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1DCC843D6A for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:54:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 45081 invoked by uid 60001); 25 Nov 2004 07:54:51 -0000 Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=16UmrRjmeQu4q6lfCkpp44S0ELm3kFhhTUS3nvjAP6RbOkpGMcvUvU/nnBKwEINUMJDfzG/R17FeZV2/TgBRXayf0mpXQ4l/tAA85bVmTDmXVHDeOgvsgMy1A88V/DbAK2tBFFYpTdX4sUDKKlojAJcRoBjJzDTkSTqsBpKnvyQ= ; Message-ID: <20041125075451.45074.qmail@web53907.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.210.43.125] by web53907.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:54:51 PST Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:54:51 -0800 (PST) From: stheg olloydson To: rasputnik@hellooperator.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4 part domain names X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:54:52 -0000 it was said: >* stheg olloydson [1157 00:57]: > >> ...... Generally, however, >> the tertiary domain level is the system's function: www, ftp, mail, >> etc. if the system is public. > > >the function is often the leftmost component, not the tertiary - plenty >of domains have more than 2 domain components. > Quite right. I should have said, "In domains following the domain.xxx structure the tertiary..., and domains following the cTLD structure of domain.yy(y).xx the quartenary.... And instead of "Generally," I should have said, "Customarily." Thanks, Stheg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com