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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Virtual domains
Date: 24 May 1996 16:06:22 +0100
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This isn't the correct place to ask... I know, but some of you people will
know the answer and I can't figure any other way to find out.

I want my own domain - something like awfulhak.org.  My theory is that
if I ask nicely, and the person who admins the .org zone is nice back,
they'll set awfulhak.org up as a pointer to awfulhak.demon.co.uk on
their DNS, and not charge me 100 pounds a year for the privilege.

Note, that awfulhak.demon.co.uk is a machine called awfulhak in the
demon.co.uk domain (I don't know if this is actually a zone or not).
Demon (my ISP) will set me up as awfulhak.com, but charge 120 pounds/annum
in addition to the 120 pounds they already charge for Internet services.

Is there a problem with this theory ?  If not, how to I find out who
admins the different zones/domains ?

Thanks for any suggestions or pointers.

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....