DNS Naming Convention

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> Let's say I have a domain on a shared host (www.host.com) called
> www.blahblah.com
> 
> At the registrar, I listed ns1.host.com as the DNS.
> 
> Then on a new server I set up my own name server and call it
> ns1.blahblah.com
> 
> Now, I go to the registrar and point a different host
> www.blahblah2.com to use the DNS of new server, ns1.blahblah.com
> It then prompts me to enter ip address of ns1.blahblah.com which I do,
> and after 24 hours am able to visit www.blahblah2.com on the new
> server.
> 
> My question is, what's to prevent me from naming my name server
> ns1.yahoo123.com, as long as it's not registered in any DNS servers,
> should I be able to use it? And what would happen if yahoo decides to
> buy the yahoo123.com domain and wants to use the ns1.yahoo123.com
> domain as their own name server?

	I suggest that you go back and re-read your agreement with
	your registrar.  The answer is in there.

	Mark
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