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JMTQp8lwXL on Oct 23, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Comcast Is Lobbying Against DNS Encryption

One IP address could have multiple hostnames pointing to it. DNS permits this.

I could register my own domain name, right now, and point it to what `dig facebook.com`'s IP address is.

vanadium on Oct 23, 2019 [–]

Pretty much the default position for everyday shared hosting environments, unless a static IP is explicitly requested by a customer.

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