On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:28:55 +0000 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon 19 Feb 2018 at 19:08:42 +0000, Brad Rogers wrote: > > > On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:58:25 +0000 > > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Hello Brian, > > > > >Avoiding using any of the examples you give is also recommended > > >because you do not own the domain name google.com and have no > > >right to use it. > > > > I took that as a given. > > > > Still, it's probably as well to point it out because you never know; > > some buffoon may think it's clever or (forgive me for this) 'kewl' > > to do so. > > Could be inadvertent. ilovecats.com or scratchyouritch.com or > deeppockets.com look good and safe when you are installing. > microsoft20.com (but not google20.com) is ok until someone > registers it. > > The best thing is to leave the domain name field blank unless > you *know* you need one. I do not think either the installer > or the documentation put it like this. > It is somewhat safer to use a non-existent top level domain, though less so that it used to be. I would think '.invalid' ought to remain safe, but you never can tell what fools will do. -- Joe