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A collection of computers or other networked resources.

A collection of computers or other networked resources within an organisation. A domain is identified by a domain name. Domains can be divided into hierarchical sub-domains.

A Microsoft domain is such a collection, often managed by the Active Directory product. The centralized authority for a Microsoft domain is one or more Domain Controllers. These Domain Controllers are responsible for authentication and other security services within the domain.

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How to remove ourselves from nudity blacklists?

We recently bought our domain. It turns out, two generations ago, it was a porn site. Now we're still blocked in some filters, resulting in blocked pages at several corporate routers. I'm now sending mails out to some of those filters, but is there…
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How do you register a domain without a TLD?

So I found this website that is visitable and does not have a TLD? Anyone got any idea how to do this?
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Is there any way to point the root domain to a CNAME?

Here is the problem: we host our website with an external provider that doesn't give us an IP address, rather, they give us a domain where we point our www CNAME record to. I assume they are using some type of virtual hosting that reads the header…
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What is the 'cacert.pem' and for what to use that?

I am developing a web application on localhost with domains and sub-domains and I would like to use a HTTPS connection. On my Mac OS, in order to enable SSL, I need to set Apache correctly, so I followed some guide to accomplish part of that. Now it…
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When are DNS "glue" (or "host") records needed?

I kind of know why glue records are needed (cyclic dependencies), but when are they needed? Are they only needed when setting a domain's nameservers to my own machine on the internet - like "ns1.mydomainonmyserver.com" ?? Is there any need / point…
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Cannot create new user account Windows Server 2012

I created a Windows Domain account that works on MYDOMAIN. All computers attached to MYDOMAIN can use the credentials I have created for log on except for one. On PROBLEMSERVER01 when I try to log in with MYDOMAIN \ myuser I get the following error…
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At what point does a domain suit a network better than a workgroup?

At what point does a domain suit a network better than a workgroup? Is there a threshold below which a domain is simply too much work for benefits gained? Is there a point after which a workgroup is too hard to manage and a domain is more…
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Verify that a name server is registered at a TLD registry

Let's say I own the domain name example.com. It is registered at registrar R. In my account at R, I registered the following name servers for the .TLD registry: ns1.example.com --> 192.0.2.1 ns2.example.com --> 192.0.2.2 Let's say there are no…
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Network Logon Issues with Group Policy and Network

I am gravely in need of your help and assistance. We have a problem with our logon and startup to our Windows 7 Enterprise system. We have more than 3000 Windows Desktops situated in roughly 20+ buildings around campus. Almost every computer on…
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Check remaining TTL for nameserver

Is it possible to check how much time is left before a nameserver like 8.8.8.8 will update its records from my nameserver?
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Why do some TLD have an MX record on the zone root? e.g. .ai

I have no idea why the following TLD have a MX record on the root level of the zone. This does not make sense at all. Does this show the technical incompetence of the NIC? Please comment If I'm wrong. (At least Postfix looks not to be able to send…
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Godaddy cname "@" not working (instructions from Heroku)

I created a little app on Heroku, and am trying to follow their directions for setting up a custom domain on Godaddy. I've created a CNAME for www, but I can't create one for @ (or mydomain.com. per their instructions. I keep getting the error:…
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How do I specify NetworkService or LocalService for a Windows Service on a Domain Controller?

This question is a not duplicate of these existing questions: AUTHORITY\NetworkService does not exist (question is for Windows Server 2003 How can I run a process as "NT Authority\NetworkService"? (this is a scripting…
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nginx redirect based on domain name

I have a django web app which run on server with IP address xx.xxx.105.49 and domain as www.example1.com Below is my nginx configuration server { listen 80; server_name example1.com www.example1.com ; location / { return 301 …
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NS records chicken and egg: NS in the domain it's serving

I've dealt with BIND for years and this has always kind of bugged me. $ dig google.com ns ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;google.com. IN NS ;; ANSWER SECTION: google.com. 87046 IN NS ns3.google.com. etc... ;; ADDITIONAL…
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