Domain Name Sanity Blog

What Is an Inode?

In a real-world filing system, there needs to be a record of where each file is. Otherwise, there really wouldn’t be a point in having a filing system. An inode is a concept that solves this problem digitally, in Unix filing systems.

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How Long Does It Take for DNS to Update?

DNS propagation, or DNS updating, refers to the period of time between making a change to your domain name and seeing that change reflected in DNS across the internet. Propagation occurs after a few different types of actions, including making a change to your DNS records, or changing your domain name’s WHOIS information.

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What Is a Nameserver?

When you type a search term into your browser and hit ‘enter’, you set in motion a lightning-fast process of communication and data retrieval. Nameservers are at the center of the action: a nameserver facilitated your access to this very web page, as well as any other internet activity you’ve conducted today.

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What Is a Web Address?

If you’ve used a web browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox before, you’ve likely come across a web address. Also known as a URL (a Universal Resource Locator), they’re generally located in the search bar across the top of the browser page.

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What two protocols are used to deliver mail messages?

Emailing today is such an easy task. Compose, hit send, and your message travels across oceans and borders to reach its recipient. It is such an easy task that people’s attention starts to drown in their full inboxes, which are also littered by spammers, phishers and other members of the not-so-nice population of netizens.

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All About the .blog Domain Extension

.blog is one of the most recently introduced gTLDs (generic top-level domain), and has quickly gained a sizable popularity. Should you register a .blog domain for yourself or your business? What are the advantages when compared to the classic gTLDs such as .com, .net, or .org? Let’s find out.

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All About the .art Domain Extension

Are you one of the creative souls that make our life picturesque with their beautiful art? Well then, do we have a treat for you! We are talking about the .art domain, aimed at artists – and also at their art works. Is registering a .art domain for you, your business, or your artwork something that you should do? We’ll help you decide.

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All About the .life Domain Extension

Now this might be the right domain for clever marketing wizards to leverage in their brand building. While on the first sight the .life domain extension might not be particularly attractive, wait until you realize that it is great for “domain hacks”, where all parts of your web address combine to create whole sentences.

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All About the .one Domain Extension

This domain extension is great since it’s easy to remember, and everyone wants a catchy domain name. From the visual perspective, the .one domain extension contains 3 letters, just like .com, .org, or .net, and it has the added benefit of being a dictionary word.

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