Have you ever wondered what happens when people use the phrase: example.com ?
Where does it take you ?
As a supplement to our other articles on domain names we here at UsingJoomla.com would like to list special use domain names.
As per this article title - these domain names have a special use.
This article will be updated as we obtain further explanations and details.
 Special Use Domains |
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| Prefix | Notes |
corp. |
Used for internal / private DNS Namespaces |
| example. | This is usable as a text example, such as in tutorials and documentation
|
home. |
Used for internal / private DNS Namespaces |
internal. |
Used for internal / private DNS Namespaces |
intranet. |
Used for internal / private DNS Namespaces |
invalid. |
For example:
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local. |
Reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) local. (local dot) may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) . |
localhost. |
Points back to your own server |
onion. |
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private. |
Used for internal / private DNS Namespaces |
test. |
Reserved for use in tests |
