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Accents and special characters in domain names: what is allowed, and what to do instead

The short answer: an ordinary domain name can only contain the letters a to z without accents, digits and hyphens. So a name like “cafézinho” or “coração” cannot be written…

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Buying only a domain, with no hosting yet: what you can and cannot do

You can. A domain registered on its own is yours and stays reserved, but on its own it shows no website and receives no e-mail: the domain is just the…

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The domain you want is already taken: what you can do, and what to avoid

The short answer: a name that is already registered cannot be registered again. But “taken” means different things: the name may be in use, parked and unused, or about to…

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Your domain mailbox in Outlook.com or Outlook on the web: what works and where the limits are

The short answer: Outlook.com and Outlook on the web were built for Microsoft mailboxes. The option to add other providers’ accounts there has changed over time and may not exist…

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Wildcard SSL: one certificate for every subdomain, and when you do not need it

The short answer: a wildcard certificate (with an asterisk) covers every subdomain one level down, such as shop.example.com and blog.example.com, without listing them one by one. You almost never need…

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Forgotten subdomains and DNS records that point nowhere: how they get hijacked

The short answer: when you stop using a service but forget the DNS record that pointed to it (a CNAME to a shop, a blog or an application you cancelled),…

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Your domain contact details: why they must be real, and how to keep them up to date

The short answer: when you register a domain, your details (name, e-mail, phone, address) are tied to it as the holder. Registries require them to be true and current: it…

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DNSSEC: what it is, and what it changes for your domain

The short answer: DNSSEC is a digital signature on DNS answers. It lets whoever asks “where is this domain?” confirm the answer was not forged on the way. It encrypts…

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CNAME on the bare domain: why it is not allowed and what to use instead

The short answer: a CNAME says “this name is really that other name”. The DNS standard forbids a CNAME on a name that has any other record. The bare domain…

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Leaving a Hotmail address for e-mail on your own domain: contacts, old mail and telling people

The short answer: moving from a Hotmail or Outlook.com address to e-mail on your own domain comes in four parts: create the new mailbox, bring the contacts, decide what to…