This is nuts...name servers and mailservers with gwb43.com

[ourbluenation]

Hat tip to Contrary1 here...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x465980#466980

Just start clicking on stuff....it's all so incestuous. maybe some tech person can explain this to yours truly.

http://www.robtex.com/dns/gwb43.com.html

[ourbluenation]

1. what's a nameserver?

[shraby]

2. A name server is a company that

when your domain is put in the address bar, serves up your site.

[ourbluenation]

5. ok - and what does it mean if your website shares a mailserver with another site?

you have the same server or website host????

[shraby]

8. The name server and website host

are not necessarily one and the same. You can have your name server redirect your domain name to the host server. Mine was parked at a particular name server and when I moved my site, I went into my account and redirected the server to the new host.
A name server hosts a multitude of domain names..godaddy.com is a name server. Sometimes a website host will also be the name server. That's what I have now, but I had to transfer my domain name to the website host in order for them to be my name server.

[TahitiNut]

15. A name server translates canonical name to IP address.

Client-server interactions in ALL IP protocols (SMTP, HTTP, FTP, etc.) take place between IP addresses ... through routers. Thus, the client (e.g. web browser) must translate each canonical name (e.g. everything between the double slash "//" and 1st single slash "/" in a URL) to an IP address before any message (packet) is sent.

Internet hosting services provide 'primary' ("authoritative") name servers and ISPs have secondary name servers that cache the information.

Wanna talk about IANA? :rofl:

[Ian David]

3. Here's a simple chart that explains it all

[jeff30997]

4. Wow! Now everything is crystal clear!

:rofl:

[William769]

6. Now thats funny!

:rofl:

[ourbluenation]

7. ok - this is kooky....

Domain servers in listed order: (for gwb43.com)

NS1.CHA.SMARTECHCORP.NET
A.NS.TRESPASSERS-W.NET


http://www.trespassers-w.net/

[Contrary1]

9. Try googling some of these sites using the web addys...

It gets even crazier.

[Marie26]

16. Compare w/democrats.org

The Dem. National Committee website just has a normal profile w/only 1 domain. It makes the tangle of sites surrounding the RNC look all the more abnormal & suspicious.

Democrats.org lookup - http://www.robtex.com/dns/democrats.org.html

Gop.org lookup - http://www.robtex.com/dns/gop.org.html

[ourbluenation]

17. or republicans.org...wow!!!!

127 domains sharing nameservers with republicans.org

http://www.robtex.com/dns/republicans.org.html

:rofl:

11clothing.com
33x1.gr
adinets.com
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analsexsex.com
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atrex.org
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best-credit-card-for-you.info
bestcasinodeals.com
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bookstore101.com
bootlicking.com
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carbonleaf.com
casinodacasa.com
catquotes.com
ccgallagher.com
chipsforfree.com
civilmarriagecivilright.com
coachcounsel.com
comedian.ws
convert-me.com
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crowfield-village.com
discount-flooring.biz
dogpedigrees.com
dommeltje.nl
dtp.ae
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econlp.com
eexi.net
escort-enz.com
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everybodyhateschris.org
exclusivelinks.com
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female-pornstars.com
fendi.11clothing.com
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fourkings-tv.com
free-sex-pictures-post.com
freegoldstore.com
fridaynightlightsonline.com
fridayproductions.com
futurewatchonline.org
glumbert.com
graybit.com
grey-anatomy.com
grouprecipes.com
halloweenguide.biz
hardcore-porn-action.com
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idealcleaningservices.net
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theslo.com
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tnuanet.com
toda.ro
traintravelworld.com
turkpr.com
tvswarms.com
ukff.com
ve.carpathiahost.net
verve.com.au
videovixens.com
wahphosting.com
warofconquest.com
web-design-dubai.com
websitez.ws
whatcomcountydreamhome.com
wvtraveltips.com
www.reflexive.com >>>

[ourbluenation]

10. this is the craziest shit...lots of churches too. all connected.

[Marie26]

11. Is that unusual?

It seems like most of these domains don't even go anywhere. Why would they need all these domains w/o any actual website?

[Atman]

12. Lots of companies buy domain names to keep others from using them

Or to hedge their bets for future use. I own half a dozen names I don't use.

.

[ourbluenation]

13. i know - but many of these are actual websites....

[Atman]

14. Oh, I know...just answering Marie26's question

Not commenting beyond that, just pointing it out.

.

[Marie26]

18. Thanks

It just looks weird to have 100's of domains for one organization. But I'm way out of my league here, so if you say it's not unusual, it probably isn't. I hope the tech-savvy DU'ers can figure it out!