Subj : general question about serving ports and domain names
To   : comp.programming
From : chrispatton
Date : Wed Aug 17 2005 10:10 pm

On all the commercial domain name registrar, they have all these
advertisements and add-ons to their software. I'm confused. I need to
sort a few things.

1. I want to get a domain name for my computer. I don't really want a
professional webpage; I don't want any add-ons. I just want the
capability to code my own servers and be able to get to these ports
from a domain name I choose. Do I need to register with some commercial
business to get one?

2. If and when I do register, what goes on? How does a client know that
the domain name is related to my computer? Is the domain name located
on the companies' computer, and is redirected to my computer?

Thanks for any help! -Chris

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