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13y ago
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Another good reason why you should always use "example.com".
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fidz
13y ago
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I'm surprised
http://example.com
is reserved by IANA.
rwg
13y ago
It's reserved per RFC 2606:
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2606
saraid216
13y ago
...why is that surprising?
jthol
13y ago
Because it makes sense. These sorts of things normal are allowed to go through so that horrible unintended consequences can be wrought on the unsuspecting.
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kisielk
13y ago
I edited the answer so it says example.com now.
libria
13y ago
Unless, you know, you want to be in the #1 spot on a Google search.
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