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Domain Name identification

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by Bmoore1129, 2004/10/26.

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  1. 2004/10/26
    Bmoore1129

    Bmoore1129 Geek Member Thread Starter

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    I'm guessing this is the right place to ask.

    How would one go about identifying the owner of a domain name.

    I typed in maxsandlin.com and the browser is redirected to Gohmert.com (his opponent). I sent the Gohmert an email and they said they are not responsible for the redirection and that during the primary campaign his opponent, John Graves, got the redirection from maxsandlin.com. When the primary was won by Gohmert then the redirection came to his site. :confused:

    I don't know how this stuff works but I assume the owner of a domain name is the only one who could redirect his site to someone else's site.

    Am I right or should I simply vote for the Libertarian?
     
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    Bmoore1129

    Bmoore1129 Geek Member Thread Starter

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    ssmith10pn

    Thanks. I have it bookmarked now.

    I found the site owner and it gave his email address. Mail Dameon came back and said the address was no longer any good.

    Is it true that the site owner is the only one who could redirect to another site?
     
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    TonyT

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    If you own a domain name and have the domain hosted on a www server, then you can redirect anywhere. All that is required is the username and password to ftp files to the server. Here's how:

    The main page of any site must be named "index.html. This is the page that appears when you type in www.my_site.com. The server automatically looks for the index.html page and sends it to the web browser that requested it. The browser address bar need not look like this: www.my_site.com/index.html. It is not necessary to type /index.html nor will the browser show it after the page loads. All one need do if he has ftp access is to put a special META tag in the HEAD of the index.html document that redirects any requests for the page to an other stated domain name.

    Example:
    <meta http-equiv= "refresh" content= "5;url=http://www.my_OTHER_site.com ">

    The numeral 5 means wait 5 seconds before redirecting. Any number lower or higher can be used.

    LIVE EXAMPLE:
    http://members.cox.net/aturrisi/test

    Also, if you admin a site, you can configure the web server to automatically direct requests to any other site. This config is done on the server itself and requires admin logon privledges, often different usernam and password than ftp users.
     
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    ROF - love your live example Tony. Great idea and certainly should make the point.
     
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    Bmoore1129

    Bmoore1129 Geek Member Thread Starter

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    Thank you very much for the lesson. I see how this stuff works now. :cool:
     
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